diff --git a/simple.program b/simple.program
index 0007bcbca0..8e0dc94810 100644
--- a/simple.program
+++ b/simple.program
@@ -1 +1 @@
-x = 5 + 3
\ No newline at end of file
+return 5 + a
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/aleo_program/constraints.rs b/src/aleo_program/constraints.rs
index f4a482a2b0..4435d36b51 100644
--- a/src/aleo_program/constraints.rs
+++ b/src/aleo_program/constraints.rs
@@ -8,252 +8,338 @@ use snarkos_models::gadgets::{
     r1cs::ConstraintSystem,
     utilities::{alloc::AllocGadget, boolean::Boolean, eq::ConditionalEqGadget, uint32::UInt32},
 };
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-fn bool_from_variable<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    variable: Variable,
-) -> Boolean {
-    let argument = std::env::args()
-        .nth(1)
-        .unwrap_or("true".into())
-        .parse::<bool>()
+pub enum ResolvedValue {
+    Boolean(Boolean),
+    FieldElement(UInt32),
+}
+
+pub struct ResolvedProgram {
+    pub resolved_variables: HashMap<Variable, ResolvedValue>,
+}
+
+impl ResolvedProgram {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            resolved_variables: HashMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn insert(&mut self, variable: Variable, value: ResolvedValue) {
+        self.resolved_variables.insert(variable, value);
+    }
+
+    fn bool_from_variable<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        variable: Variable,
+    ) -> Boolean {
+        if self.resolved_variables.contains_key(&variable) {
+            match self.resolved_variables.get(&variable).unwrap() {
+                ResolvedValue::Boolean(boolean) => boolean.clone(),
+                _ => panic!("expected a boolean, got field"),
+            };
+            Boolean::Constant(true)
+        } else {
+            let argument = std::env::args()
+                .nth(1)
+                .unwrap_or("true".into())
+                .parse::<bool>()
+                .unwrap();
+            println!(" argument passed to command line a = {:?}", argument);
+            // let a = true;
+            Boolean::alloc_input(cs.ns(|| variable.0), || Ok(argument)).unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn u32_from_variable<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        variable: Variable,
+    ) -> UInt32 {
+        if self.resolved_variables.contains_key(&variable) {
+            match self.resolved_variables.get(&variable).unwrap() {
+                ResolvedValue::FieldElement(field) => field.clone(),
+                _ => panic!("expected a field, got boolean"),
+            }
+        } else {
+            let argument = std::env::args()
+                .nth(1)
+                .unwrap_or("1".into())
+                .parse::<u32>()
+                .unwrap();
+
+            println!(" argument passed to command line a = {:?}", argument);
+
+            // let a = 1;
+            UInt32::alloc(cs.ns(|| variable.0), Some(argument)).unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_bool_value<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        expression: BooleanExpression,
+    ) -> Boolean {
+        match expression {
+            BooleanExpression::Variable(variable) => self.bool_from_variable(cs, variable),
+            BooleanExpression::Value(value) => Boolean::Constant(value),
+            expression => self.enforce_boolean_expression(cs, expression),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_u32_value<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        expression: FieldExpression,
+    ) -> UInt32 {
+        match expression {
+            FieldExpression::Variable(variable) => self.u32_from_variable(cs, variable),
+            FieldExpression::Number(number) => UInt32::constant(number),
+            field => self.enforce_field_expression(cs, field),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn enforce_or<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        left: BooleanExpression,
+        right: BooleanExpression,
+    ) -> Boolean {
+        let left = self.get_bool_value(cs, left);
+        let right = self.get_bool_value(cs, right);
+
+        Boolean::or(cs, &left, &right).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn enforce_and<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        left: BooleanExpression,
+        right: BooleanExpression,
+    ) -> Boolean {
+        let left = self.get_bool_value(cs, left);
+        let right = self.get_bool_value(cs, right);
+
+        Boolean::and(cs, &left, &right).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn enforce_bool_equality<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        left: BooleanExpression,
+        right: BooleanExpression,
+    ) -> Boolean {
+        let left = self.get_bool_value(cs, left);
+        let right = self.get_bool_value(cs, right);
+
+        left.enforce_equal(cs.ns(|| format!("enforce bool equal")), &right)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        Boolean::Constant(true)
+    }
+
+    fn enforce_field_equality<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        left: FieldExpression,
+        right: FieldExpression,
+    ) -> Boolean {
+        let left = self.get_u32_value(cs, left);
+        let right = self.get_u32_value(cs, right);
+
+        left.conditional_enforce_equal(
+            cs.ns(|| format!("enforce field equal")),
+            &right,
+            &Boolean::Constant(true),
+        )
         .unwrap();
 
-    println!(" argument passed to command line a = {:?}", argument);
-    // let a = true;
-    Boolean::alloc_input(cs.ns(|| variable.0), || Ok(argument)).unwrap()
-}
-
-fn u32_from_variable<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(cs: &mut CS, variable: Variable) -> UInt32 {
-    let argument = std::env::args()
-        .nth(1)
-        .unwrap_or("1".into())
-        .parse::<u32>()
-        .unwrap();
-
-    println!(" argument passed to command line a = {:?}", argument);
-
-    // let a = 1;
-    UInt32::alloc(cs.ns(|| variable.0), Some(argument)).unwrap()
-}
-
-fn get_bool_value<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    expression: BooleanExpression,
-) -> Boolean {
-    match expression {
-        BooleanExpression::Variable(variable) => bool_from_variable(cs, variable),
-        BooleanExpression::Value(value) => Boolean::Constant(value),
-        expression => enforce_boolean_expression(cs, expression),
+        Boolean::Constant(true)
     }
-}
 
-fn get_u32_value<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    expression: FieldExpression,
-) -> UInt32 {
-    match expression {
-        FieldExpression::Variable(variable) => u32_from_variable(cs, variable),
-        FieldExpression::Number(number) => UInt32::constant(number),
-        field => enforce_field_expression(cs, field),
-    }
-}
-
-fn enforce_or<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    left: BooleanExpression,
-    right: BooleanExpression,
-) -> Boolean {
-    let left = get_bool_value(cs, left);
-    let right = get_bool_value(cs, right);
-
-    Boolean::or(cs, &left, &right).unwrap()
-}
-
-fn enforce_and<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    left: BooleanExpression,
-    right: BooleanExpression,
-) -> Boolean {
-    let left = get_bool_value(cs, left);
-    let right = get_bool_value(cs, right);
-
-    Boolean::and(cs, &left, &right).unwrap()
-}
-
-fn enforce_bool_equality<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    left: BooleanExpression,
-    right: BooleanExpression,
-) -> Boolean {
-    let left = get_bool_value(cs, left);
-    let right = get_bool_value(cs, right);
-
-    left.enforce_equal(cs.ns(|| format!("enforce bool equal")), &right)
-        .unwrap();
-
-    Boolean::Constant(true)
-}
-
-fn enforce_field_equality<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    left: FieldExpression,
-    right: FieldExpression,
-) -> Boolean {
-    let left = get_u32_value(cs, left);
-    let right = get_u32_value(cs, right);
-
-    left.conditional_enforce_equal(
-        cs.ns(|| format!("enforce field equal")),
-        &right,
-        &Boolean::Constant(true),
-    )
-    .unwrap();
-
-    Boolean::Constant(true)
-}
-
-fn enforce_boolean_expression<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    expression: BooleanExpression,
-) -> Boolean {
-    match expression {
-        BooleanExpression::Or(left, right) => enforce_or(cs, *left, *right),
-        BooleanExpression::And(left, right) => enforce_and(cs, *left, *right),
-        BooleanExpression::BoolEq(left, right) => enforce_bool_equality(cs, *left, *right),
-        BooleanExpression::FieldEq(left, right) => enforce_field_equality(cs, *left, *right),
-        _ => unimplemented!(),
-    }
-}
-
-fn enforce_add<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    left: FieldExpression,
-    right: FieldExpression,
-) -> UInt32 {
-    let left = get_u32_value(cs, left);
-    let right = get_u32_value(cs, right);
-
-    left.add(
-        cs.ns(|| format!("enforce {} + {}", left.value.unwrap(), right.value.unwrap())),
-        &right,
-    )
-    .unwrap()
-}
-
-fn enforce_sub<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    left: FieldExpression,
-    right: FieldExpression,
-) -> UInt32 {
-    let left = get_u32_value(cs, left);
-    let right = get_u32_value(cs, right);
-
-    left.sub(
-        cs.ns(|| format!("enforce {} - {}", left.value.unwrap(), right.value.unwrap())),
-        &right,
-    )
-    .unwrap()
-}
-
-fn enforce_mul<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    left: FieldExpression,
-    right: FieldExpression,
-) -> UInt32 {
-    let left = get_u32_value(cs, left);
-    let right = get_u32_value(cs, right);
-
-    left.mul(
-        cs.ns(|| format!("enforce {} * {}", left.value.unwrap(), right.value.unwrap())),
-        &right,
-    )
-    .unwrap()
-}
-
-fn enforce_div<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    left: FieldExpression,
-    right: FieldExpression,
-) -> UInt32 {
-    let left = get_u32_value(cs, left);
-    let right = get_u32_value(cs, right);
-
-    left.div(
-        cs.ns(|| format!("enforce {} / {}", left.value.unwrap(), right.value.unwrap())),
-        &right,
-    )
-    .unwrap()
-}
-
-fn enforce_pow<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    left: FieldExpression,
-    right: FieldExpression,
-) -> UInt32 {
-    let left = get_u32_value(cs, left);
-    let right = get_u32_value(cs, right);
-
-    left.pow(
-        cs.ns(|| {
-            format!(
-                "enforce {} ** {}",
-                left.value.unwrap(),
-                right.value.unwrap()
-            )
-        }),
-        &right,
-    )
-    .unwrap()
-}
-
-fn enforce_field_expression<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
-    cs: &mut CS,
-    expression: FieldExpression,
-) -> UInt32 {
-    match expression {
-        FieldExpression::Add(left, right) => enforce_add(cs, *left, *right),
-        FieldExpression::Sub(left, right) => enforce_sub(cs, *left, *right),
-        FieldExpression::Mul(left, right) => enforce_mul(cs, *left, *right),
-        FieldExpression::Div(left, right) => enforce_div(cs, *left, *right),
-        FieldExpression::Pow(left, right) => enforce_pow(cs, *left, *right),
-        _ => unimplemented!(),
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn generate_constraints<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(cs: &mut CS, program: Program) {
-    program
-        .statements
-        .into_iter()
-        .for_each(|statement| match statement {
-            Statement::Definition(variable, expression) => match expression {
-                Expression::Boolean(boolean_expression) => {
-                    let res = enforce_boolean_expression(cs, boolean_expression);
-                    println!("boolean result: {}", res.get_value().unwrap());
-                }
-                Expression::FieldElement(field_expression) => {
-                    let res = enforce_field_expression(cs, field_expression);
-                    println!("field result: {}", res.value.unwrap());
-                }
-                _ => unimplemented!(),
-            },
-            Statement::Return(statements) => {
-                statements
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .for_each(|expression| match expression {
-                        Expression::Boolean(boolean_expression) => {
-                            let res = enforce_boolean_expression(cs, boolean_expression);
-                            println!("boolean result: {}", res.get_value().unwrap());
-                        }
-                        Expression::FieldElement(field_expression) => {
-                            let res = enforce_field_expression(cs, field_expression);
-                            println!("field result: {}", res.value.unwrap());
-                        }
-                        _ => unimplemented!(),
-                    });
+    fn enforce_boolean_expression<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        expression: BooleanExpression,
+    ) -> Boolean {
+        match expression {
+            BooleanExpression::Or(left, right) => self.enforce_or(cs, *left, *right),
+            BooleanExpression::And(left, right) => self.enforce_and(cs, *left, *right),
+            BooleanExpression::BoolEq(left, right) => self.enforce_bool_equality(cs, *left, *right),
+            BooleanExpression::FieldEq(left, right) => {
+                self.enforce_field_equality(cs, *left, *right)
             }
             _ => unimplemented!(),
-        });
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn enforce_add<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        left: FieldExpression,
+        right: FieldExpression,
+    ) -> UInt32 {
+        let left = self.get_u32_value(cs, left);
+        let right = self.get_u32_value(cs, right);
+
+        println!("left: {:#?}", left.value.unwrap());
+        println!("right: {:#?}", right.value.unwrap());
+        // println!("expected: {:#?}", UInt32::alloc(cs.ns(|| format!("expected")), Some(3)));
+
+        let res = left
+            .add(
+                cs.ns(|| format!("enforce {} + {}", left.value.unwrap(), right.value.unwrap())),
+                &right,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+
+        println!("result: {:#?}", res.bits.to_vec());
+
+        res
+    }
+
+    fn enforce_sub<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        left: FieldExpression,
+        right: FieldExpression,
+    ) -> UInt32 {
+        let left = self.get_u32_value(cs, left);
+        let right = self.get_u32_value(cs, right);
+
+        left.sub(
+            cs.ns(|| format!("enforce {} - {}", left.value.unwrap(), right.value.unwrap())),
+            &right,
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn enforce_mul<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        left: FieldExpression,
+        right: FieldExpression,
+    ) -> UInt32 {
+        let left = self.get_u32_value(cs, left);
+        let right = self.get_u32_value(cs, right);
+
+        println!("left: {}", left.value.unwrap());
+        println!("right: {}", right.value.unwrap());
+
+        let res = left
+            .mul(
+                cs.ns(|| format!("enforce {} * {}", left.value.unwrap(), right.value.unwrap())),
+                &right,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+
+        println!("result: {}", res.value.unwrap());
+
+        res
+    }
+
+    fn enforce_div<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        left: FieldExpression,
+        right: FieldExpression,
+    ) -> UInt32 {
+        let left = self.get_u32_value(cs, left);
+        let right = self.get_u32_value(cs, right);
+
+        left.div(
+            cs.ns(|| format!("enforce {} / {}", left.value.unwrap(), right.value.unwrap())),
+            &right,
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn enforce_pow<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        left: FieldExpression,
+        right: FieldExpression,
+    ) -> UInt32 {
+        let left = self.get_u32_value(cs, left);
+        let right = self.get_u32_value(cs, right);
+
+        left.pow(
+            cs.ns(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "enforce {} ** {}",
+                    left.value.unwrap(),
+                    right.value.unwrap()
+                )
+            }),
+            &right,
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn enforce_field_expression<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(
+        &mut self,
+        cs: &mut CS,
+        expression: FieldExpression,
+    ) -> UInt32 {
+        println!("enforcing: {}", expression);
+        match expression {
+            FieldExpression::Add(left, right) => self.enforce_add(cs, *left, *right),
+            FieldExpression::Sub(left, right) => self.enforce_sub(cs, *left, *right),
+            FieldExpression::Mul(left, right) => self.enforce_mul(cs, *left, *right),
+            FieldExpression::Div(left, right) => self.enforce_div(cs, *left, *right),
+            FieldExpression::Pow(left, right) => self.enforce_pow(cs, *left, *right),
+            _ => unimplemented!(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn generate_constraints<F: Field, CS: ConstraintSystem<F>>(cs: &mut CS, program: Program) {
+        let mut resolved_program = ResolvedProgram::new();
+
+        program
+            .statements
+            .into_iter()
+            .for_each(|statement| match statement {
+                Statement::Definition(variable, expression) => match expression {
+                    Expression::Boolean(boolean_expression) => {
+                        let res =
+                            resolved_program.enforce_boolean_expression(cs, boolean_expression);
+                        // println!("variable boolean result: {}", res.get_value().unwrap());
+                        resolved_program.insert(variable, ResolvedValue::Boolean(res));
+                    }
+                    Expression::FieldElement(field_expression) => {
+                        let res = resolved_program.enforce_field_expression(cs, field_expression);
+                        println!(
+                            " variable field result: {} = {}",
+                            variable.0,
+                            res.value.unwrap()
+                        );
+                        resolved_program.insert(variable, ResolvedValue::FieldElement(res));
+                    }
+                    _ => unimplemented!(),
+                },
+                Statement::Return(statements) => {
+                    statements
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .for_each(|expression| match expression {
+                            Expression::Boolean(boolean_expression) => {
+                                let res = resolved_program
+                                    .enforce_boolean_expression(cs, boolean_expression);
+                                println!("boolean result: {}", res.get_value().unwrap());
+                            }
+                            Expression::FieldElement(field_expression) => {
+                                println!("expression {:?}", field_expression);
+                                let res =
+                                    resolved_program.enforce_field_expression(cs, field_expression);
+                                println!("field result: {}", res.value.unwrap());
+                            }
+                            _ => unimplemented!(),
+                        });
+                }
+                statement => unimplemented!("statement unimplemented: {}", statement),
+            });
+    }
 }
 
 // impl Program {
diff --git a/src/aleo_program/types.rs b/src/aleo_program/types.rs
index 0037788a05..53d71e70fe 100644
--- a/src/aleo_program/types.rs
+++ b/src/aleo_program/types.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // id == 0 for field values
 // id < 0 for boolean values
 /// A variable in a constraint system.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct Variable(pub String);
 //
 // /// Linear combination of variables in a program. (a + b + c)
diff --git a/src/aleo_program/types_display.rs b/src/aleo_program/types_display.rs
index 292eade165..4af0998c44 100644
--- a/src/aleo_program/types_display.rs
+++ b/src/aleo_program/types_display.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Statement {
                 });
                 write!(f, "")
             }
+            Statement::Definition(ref variable, ref statement) => {
+                write!(f, "{} = {}", variable, statement)
+            }
             _ => unimplemented!(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/aleo_program/types_from.rs b/src/aleo_program/types_from.rs
index 7b04a16c61..b6605f81d3 100644
--- a/src/aleo_program/types_from.rs
+++ b/src/aleo_program/types_from.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //! @author Collin Chin <collin@aleo.org>
 //! @date 2020
 
-use crate::aleo_program::BooleanExpression;
+use crate::aleo_program::{BooleanExpression, Statement};
 use crate::{aleo_program::types, ast};
 
 impl<'ast> From<ast::Field<'ast>> for types::FieldExpression {
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ impl<'ast> From<ast::Value<'ast>> for types::Expression {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'ast> From<ast::Variable<'ast>> for types::Variable {
+    fn from(variable: ast::Variable<'ast>) -> Self {
+        types::Variable(variable.value)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'ast> From<ast::Variable<'ast>> for types::FieldExpression {
     fn from(variable: ast::Variable<'ast>) -> Self {
         types::FieldExpression::Variable(types::Variable(variable.value))
@@ -220,12 +226,6 @@ impl<'ast> From<ast::Expression<'ast>> for types::Expression {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'ast> From<ast::Variable<'ast>> for types::Variable {
-    fn from(variable: ast::Variable<'ast>) -> Self {
-        types::Variable(variable.value)
-    }
-}
-
 impl<'ast> From<ast::AssignStatement<'ast>> for types::Statement {
     fn from(statement: ast::AssignStatement<'ast>) -> Self {
         types::Statement::Definition(
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ impl<'ast> From<ast::ReturnStatement<'ast>> for types::Statement {
 impl<'ast> From<ast::Statement<'ast>> for types::Statement {
     fn from(statement: ast::Statement<'ast>) -> Self {
         match statement {
-            ast::Statement::Assign(_statement) => unimplemented!(),
+            ast::Statement::Assign(statement) => types::Statement::from(statement),
             ast::Statement::Return(statement) => types::Statement::from(statement),
         }
     }
@@ -258,8 +258,9 @@ impl<'ast> From<ast::Statement<'ast>> for types::Statement {
 
 impl<'ast> From<ast::File<'ast>> for types::Program {
     fn from(file: ast::File<'ast>) -> Self {
-        let statements = file
-            .statement
+        // 1. compile ast -> aleo program representation
+        let statements: Vec<Statement> = file
+            .statements
             .into_iter()
             .map(|statement| types::Statement::from(statement))
             .collect();
diff --git a/src/ast.rs b/src/ast.rs
index 6a6801b703..fbf5257f47 100644
--- a/src/ast.rs
+++ b/src/ast.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ fn binary_expression<'ast>(
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, FromPest, PartialEq)]
 #[pest_ast(rule(Rule::file))]
 pub struct File<'ast> {
-    pub statement: Vec<Statement<'ast>>,
+    pub statements: Vec<Statement<'ast>>,
     pub eoi: EOI,
     #[pest_ast(outer())]
     pub span: Span<'ast>,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5b6b8a74bb..e624bf55c9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl<F: Field> ConstraintSynthesizer<F> for Benchmark<F> {
         let program = aleo_program::Program::from(syntax_tree);
         println!(" compiled: {:#?}", program);
 
-        aleo_program::generate_constraints(cs, program);
+        aleo_program::ResolvedProgram::generate_constraints(cs, program);
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/zokrates_program/types_from.rs b/src/zokrates_program/types_from.rs
index f9ad4dddec..f475e0c481 100644
--- a/src/zokrates_program/types_from.rs
+++ b/src/zokrates_program/types_from.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl<'ast> From<ast::File<'ast>> for program::Program<'ast> {
     fn from(file: ast::File<'ast>) -> Self {
         program::Program {
             nodes: file
-                .statement
+                .statements
                 .iter()
                 .map(|statement| types::StatementNode::from(statement.clone()))
                 .collect(),