diff --git a/source/ona/kym/Chunk.zig b/source/ona/kym/Chunk.zig
index 7f4cdd2..d3fd37b 100644
--- a/source/ona/kym/Chunk.zig
+++ b/source/ona/kym/Chunk.zig
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ fn execute(self: *Self, env: *kym.RuntimeEnv) kym.RuntimeError!?*kym.RuntimeRef
 			},
 
 			.set_dynamic => {
+				const value_ref = try env.pop_local();
+
+				defer env.discard(value_ref);
+
 				const index_ref = try env.pop_local() orelse {
 					return env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "nil is not a valid index");
 				};
@@ -390,10 +394,6 @@ fn execute(self: *Self, env: *kym.RuntimeEnv) kym.RuntimeError!?*kym.RuntimeRef
 
 				defer env.discard(indexable_ref);
 
-				const value_ref = try env.pop_local();
-
-				defer env.discard(value_ref);
-
 				try env.set_dynamic(try kym.unbox_dynamic(env, indexable_ref), index_ref, value_ref);
 			},