diff --git a/src/bytecode_compiler.rs b/src/bytecode_compiler.rs
index d98b008..694ea72 100644
--- a/src/bytecode_compiler.rs
+++ b/src/bytecode_compiler.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use crate::vm::{
 };
 use crate::{Registry, SymbolTable};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::mem;
 
 pub fn compile(
     qualified_name: Option<&str>,
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_function(
 
         compiler.vars.insert(name, var_index);
     }
-    let mut chunk = compiler.compile(&function.body, symbols, registry, namespace)?.chunk;
+    let mut chunk = compiler.compile(&function.body, symbols, registry, namespace)?;
     chunk.function_parameters = function.parameters.to_vec();
     Ok(chunk)
 }
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_in_namespace(
     registry: &mut Registry,
 ) -> Result<(), CompilerErrorAtLine> {
     let name = namespace.unwrap_or("main");
-    let compiler = Compiler::new(name);
-    let chunk = compiler.compile(ast, symbols, registry, name)?.chunk;
+    let mut compiler = Compiler::new(name);
+    let chunk = compiler.compile(ast, symbols, registry, name)?;
     let qname = if let Some(namespace) = namespace {
         format!("{}/{}", namespace, "main")
     } else {
@@ -80,18 +81,20 @@ impl Compiler {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn compile(
-        mut self,
+        &mut self,
         ast: &Vec<Statement>,
         symbols: &SymbolTable,
         registry: &mut Registry,
         namespace: &str,
-    ) -> Result<Self, CompilerErrorAtLine> {
+    ) -> Result<Chunk, CompilerErrorAtLine> {
         for statement in ast {
             self.compile_statement(statement, symbols, registry, namespace)?;
         }
 
         self.emit_byte(OP_RETURN);
-        Ok(self)
+        let chunk = self.chunk.clone();
+        self.chunk.code.clear(); // in case the compiler is reused, clear it for the next compilation. This is for the REPL
+        Ok(chunk)
     }
 
     fn raise(&self, error: CompilerError) -> CompilerErrorAtLine {
diff --git a/src/chunk.rs b/src/chunk.rs
index 01bc33a..22df4f1 100644
--- a/src/chunk.rs
+++ b/src/chunk.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ pub struct Chunk {
     pub vars: Vec<(TokenType, String)>,
 }
 
+impl Default for Chunk {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Chunk::new("")
+    }
+}
+
 impl Chunk {
     pub(crate) fn find_constant(&self, p0: &String) -> Option<usize> {
         for (i, constant) in self.constants.iter().enumerate() {
diff --git a/src/repl.rs b/src/repl.rs
index bf888c1..37031ec 100644
--- a/src/repl.rs
+++ b/src/repl.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::chunk::Chunk;
 use crate::errors::CrudLangError;
-use crate::vm::interpret;
-use crate::{map_underlying, recompile};
+use crate::scanner::scan;
+use crate::vm::{Vm, interpret};
+use crate::{ast_compiler, bytecode_compiler, map_underlying, recompile, symbol_builder};
 use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io;
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 pub fn start(registry: Arc<ArcSwap<HashMap<String, Chunk>>>) -> Result<(), CrudLangError> {
     println!("REPL started -- Type ctrl-c to exit (both the repl and the server)");
     println!(":h for help");
+    let mut symbol_table = HashMap::new();
+    let mut vm = Vm::new(&registry.load());
+    let mut bytecode_compiler = bytecode_compiler::Compiler::new("main");
     loop {
         print!(">");
         io::stdout().flush().map_err(map_underlying())?;
@@ -27,21 +31,27 @@ pub fn start(registry: Arc<ArcSwap<HashMap<String, Chunk>>>) -> Result<(), CrudL
             _ => {
                 let registry_copy = registry.load().clone();
                 let mut registry_copy = registry_copy.deref().clone();
-                match recompile(input, &mut registry_copy){
-                    Ok(_)=> {
+
+                let tokens = scan(input)?;
+
+                let ast = ast_compiler::compile(None, tokens, &mut symbol_table)?;
+                symbol_builder::build("", &ast, &mut symbol_table);
+
+                match bytecode_compiler.compile(&ast, &symbol_table, &mut registry_copy, "") {
+                    Ok(chunk) => {
+                        registry_copy.insert("main".to_string(), chunk);
                         registry.store(Arc::new(registry_copy));
 
-                        let result = match interpret(registry.load(), "main") {
+                        let result = match vm.run("main", registry.load().get("main").unwrap()) {
                             Ok(value) => value.to_string(),
                             Err(e) => e.to_string(),
                         };
                         println!("{}", result);
-                    },
-                    Err(e)  => {
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
                         println!("{}", e);
                     }
                 }
-
             }
         }
         // println!("[{}]",input);
diff --git a/src/vm.rs b/src/vm.rs
index b76bfb4..c01070c 100644
--- a/src/vm.rs
+++ b/src/vm.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ impl Vm {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn run(&mut self, context: &str, chunk: &Chunk) -> Result<Value, RuntimeError> {
+        self.ip = 0;
         loop {
             if self.error_occurred {
                 return Err(Something);