diff --git a/SMILEBASIC/VM.d b/SMILEBASIC/VM.d
index c898878..09eca21 100644
--- a/SMILEBASIC/VM.d
+++ b/SMILEBASIC/VM.d
@@ -2052,6 +2052,41 @@ class PushVarExpression : Code
     }
 }
 
+class PopVarExpression : Code
+{
+    Scope sc;
+    this(Scope sc)
+    {
+        this.sc = sc;
+    }
+    override void execute(VM vm)
+    {
+        Value valv;
+        vm.pop(valv);
+        Value expr;
+        vm.pop(expr);
+        auto name = valv.castString;
+
+        VMVariable vmv = VMVariable(int.min);
+        if (sc.func)
+        {
+            vmv = sc.func.variable.get(name, vmv);
+            if (vmv.index != int.min)
+            {
+                vm.stack[vm.bp + vmv.index] = expr;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        vmv = vm.currentSlot.globalTable.get(name, vmv);
+        if (vmv.index == int.min)
+        {
+            throw new UndefinedVariable();
+        }
+        vm.currentSlot.global[vmv.index] = expr;
+    }
+}
+
+
 class SetX : Code
 {
     wstring func;
diff --git a/SMILEBASIC/compiler.d b/SMILEBASIC/compiler.d
index c9158ca..cf77528 100644
--- a/SMILEBASIC/compiler.d
+++ b/SMILEBASIC/compiler.d
@@ -686,9 +686,15 @@ class Compiler
                     }
                 }
                 goto default;
+            case NodeType.VarRef:
+                {
+                    auto varref = cast(VarRef)expr;
+                    compileExpression(varref.expression, sc);
+                    genCode(new PopVarExpression(sc));
+                }
+                break;
                 default:
-                    stderr.writeln("ERROR");
-                    break;
+                    throw new SyntaxError();
 
         }
     }