diff --git a/include/pocketpy/objects/dict.hpp b/include/pocketpy/objects/dict.hpp
index 1c51161c..6c854961 100644
--- a/include/pocketpy/objects/dict.hpp
+++ b/include/pocketpy/objects/dict.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct Dict : private pkpy_Dict {
     PyVar try_get(VM* vm, PyVar key) const {
         auto res = pkpy_Dict__try_get(this, vm, *reinterpret_cast<::pkpy_Var*>(&key));
         if (!res) return nullptr;
-        return PyVar(*reinterpret_cast<PyVar*>(&res));
+        return *reinterpret_cast<const PyVar*>(res);
     }
 
     bool contains(VM* vm, PyVar key) const {
diff --git a/include/pocketpy/objects/pyvar.h b/include/pocketpy/objects/pyvar.h
index 5947c4d9..edd7495f 100644
--- a/include/pocketpy/objects/pyvar.h
+++ b/include/pocketpy/objects/pyvar.h
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 typedef struct {
     int type;
-    int _0, _1, _2;
+    int _0;
+    int64_t _1;
 } pkpy_Var;
 
 /**