diff --git a/asg/src/error/mod.rs b/asg/src/error/mod.rs
index ae488fb942..e459e52b02 100644
--- a/asg/src/error/mod.rs
+++ b/asg/src/error/mod.rs
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ impl AsgConvertError {
         )
     }
 
+    pub fn unexpected_nonconst(span: &Span) -> Self {
+        Self::new_from_span("expected const, found non-const value".to_string(), span)
+    }
+
     pub fn unresolved_reference(name: &str, span: &Span) -> Self {
         Self::new_from_span(format!("failed to resolve variable reference '{}'", name), span)
     }
diff --git a/asg/src/expression/array_range_access.rs b/asg/src/expression/array_range_access.rs
index 648bd18eaf..8bd5c80f2d 100644
--- a/asg/src/expression/array_range_access.rs
+++ b/asg/src/expression/array_range_access.rs
@@ -133,24 +133,41 @@ impl FromAst<leo_ast::ArrayRangeAccessExpression> for ArrayRangeAccessExpression
                 ));
             }
         }
+        let left = value
+            .left
+            .as_deref()
+            .map(|left| {
+                Arc::<Expression>::from_ast(scope, left, Some(PartialType::Integer(None, Some(IntegerType::U32))))
+            })
+            .transpose()?;
+        let right = value
+            .right
+            .as_deref()
+            .map(|right| {
+                Arc::<Expression>::from_ast(scope, right, Some(PartialType::Integer(None, Some(IntegerType::U32))))
+            })
+            .transpose()?;
+
+        if let Some(left) = left.as_ref() {
+            if left.const_value().is_none() {
+                return Err(AsgConvertError::unexpected_nonconst(
+                    &left.span().cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        if let Some(right) = right.as_ref() {
+            if right.const_value().is_none() {
+                return Err(AsgConvertError::unexpected_nonconst(
+                    &right.span().cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
+                ));
+            }
+        }
         Ok(ArrayRangeAccessExpression {
             parent: RefCell::new(None),
             span: Some(value.span.clone()),
             array,
-            left: value
-                .left
-                .as_deref()
-                .map(|left| {
-                    Arc::<Expression>::from_ast(scope, left, Some(PartialType::Integer(None, Some(IntegerType::U32))))
-                })
-                .transpose()?,
-            right: value
-                .right
-                .as_deref()
-                .map(|right| {
-                    Arc::<Expression>::from_ast(scope, right, Some(PartialType::Integer(None, Some(IntegerType::U32))))
-                })
-                .transpose()?,
+            left,
+            right,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/asg/src/type_.rs b/asg/src/type_.rs
index 3f136386d6..fa86c6cfaf 100644
--- a/asg/src/type_.rs
+++ b/asg/src/type_.rs
@@ -102,11 +102,9 @@ impl PartialType {
     pub fn matches(&self, other: &Type) -> bool {
         match (self, other) {
             (PartialType::Type(t), other) => t.is_assignable_from(other),
-            (PartialType::Integer(self_sub_type, self_contextual_type), Type::Integer(sub_type)) => self_sub_type
-                .as_ref()
-                .or_else(|| self_contextual_type.as_ref())
-                .map(|x| x == sub_type)
-                .unwrap_or(true),
+            (PartialType::Integer(self_sub_type, _), Type::Integer(sub_type)) => {
+                self_sub_type.as_ref().map(|x| x == sub_type).unwrap_or(true)
+            }
             (PartialType::Array(element, len), Type::Array(other_element, other_len)) => {
                 if let Some(element) = element {
                     if !element.matches(&*other_element) {
diff --git a/asg/tests/pass/array/index_u8.leo b/asg/tests/pass/array/index_u8.leo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ad1c6a9ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asg/tests/pass/array/index_u8.leo
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+function main() {
+    let x = 0u8;
+    let a = [0u8; 4];
+    console.assert(a[x] == 0);
+}
diff --git a/asg/tests/pass/array/mod.rs b/asg/tests/pass/array/mod.rs
index d8778641aa..563d4bad61 100644
--- a/asg/tests/pass/array/mod.rs
+++ b/asg/tests/pass/array/mod.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ fn test_slice() {
     load_asg(program_string).unwrap();
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_index_u8() {
+    let program_string = include_str!("index_u8.leo");
+    load_asg(program_string).unwrap();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_slice_i8() {
     let program_string = include_str!("slice_i8.leo");