diff --git a/src/compiler.pr b/src/compiler.pr
index 3a3c6aa8..a09e1f72 100644
--- a/src/compiler.pr
+++ b/src/compiler.pr
@@ -1427,10 +1427,10 @@ def convert_ref_to_ref(tpe: &typechecking::Type, value: Value, loc: &Value, stat
 
     // Convert weak ref to strong reference
     // Need to check the ref count and return a null reference if its 0
-    if is_weak_ref(tpe) and is_ref(value.tpe) {
+    if is_weak_ref(value.tpe) and is_ref(tpe) {
         let meta = state.load(ref_meta, extract1_ret, loc)
         let refcount = state.extract_value(builtins::int64_, meta, [0], loc)
-        let iszero = state.icmp(CompareInt::ule, refcount, 
+        let iszero = state.icmp(CompareInt::sle, refcount, 
             [ kind = ValueKind::INT, tpe = builtins::int64_, i = 0 ] !Value, loc)
         let res = state.alloca(value.tpe, loc)
 
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ def convert_ref_to_ref(tpe: &typechecking::Type, value: Value, loc: &Value, stat
         br_to_end.value.br_unc.label_ = end
         push_label(end, state)
 
-        return state.load(value.tpe, res, loc)
+        return state.load(tpe, res, loc)
     }
 
     let start = [ kind = ValueKind::UNDEF, tpe = tpe ] !Value
@@ -8499,7 +8499,7 @@ def create_destructor(tpe: &typechecking::Type, value: Value, state: &State) {
         }
 
         let ref_count_i8_ptr = state.bitcast(pointer(builtins::int8_), ref_count)
-        state.call("free", null, [ref_count_i8_ptr])
+        //state.call("free", null, [ref_count_i8_ptr])
 
         value = state.extract_value(pointer(tpe.tpe.tpe), ref, [1])