diff --git a/src/codegen.c b/src/codegen.c
index 79a489c..a3c4dff 100644
--- a/src/codegen.c
+++ b/src/codegen.c
@@ -663,27 +663,21 @@ int generateParam(Instruction *inst){
     }
     
     fprintf(cg_flag, "\tmovl\t%d(%%rbp), %%eax\t#adding param start\n", getAddress(op1CG)); 
-    fprintf(cg_flag, "\tmovl\t%%eax, %d(%%rbp)\t#adding param end\n", getPrimSize(getTypeEntry(tn)));
+    fprintf(cg_flag, "\tmovl\t%%eax, %d(%%rbp)\t#adding param end\n", getPrimSize(getTypeEntry(getTN(op1))));
     return 0;
 }
 
 int generateFunctionStart(Instruction *inst) {
 
-    TNodeOrConst *op1 = getResult(inst);
+    TableNode *funDecTN = getResult(inst);
         
-    if (op1 == NULL) {
-        printdebug("%sgenerateFunctionStart failed, NULL operand", COLOR_RED);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    TableNode *funDecTN = getTN(op1);
-    if (getTN(op1) == NULL) {
+    if (funDecTN == NULL) {
         printdebug("generateFunctionStart failed, NULL tablenode");
         return -1;
     }
 
     //this is independent of parameters:
-    fprintf(cg_flag, "%s:\n", getName(getTN(op1)));
+    fprintf(cg_flag, "%s:\n", getName(funDecTN));
     fprintf(cg_flag, "\tpushq\t%%rbp\n");
     fprintf(cg_flag, "\tmovq\t%%rsp, %%rbp\n");
 
@@ -693,21 +687,23 @@ int generateFunctionStart(Instruction *inst) {
     //                       if not, go get one element of type of param
     //declaration ->getType->getDefinitionScope?: go through first n entries to get table nodes for params
     
-    TableNode *paramTN = getParameter(funDecTN);
+    TableNode *paramTN = getParameter(getTypeEntry(funDecTN));
     SymbolTable *st = getFunScope(funDecTN);
-    int paramOffset = -16;
-    if (getAdInfoType(paramTN) != TYPE_RECORD) {
-        CGNode *paramCG = addCG(tn, currentsp);    
+    int paramOffset = 16;
+    if (getAdInfoType(paramTN) != TYPE_RECORD_TYPE) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%d\n", getAdInfoType(funDecTN));
+        CGNode *paramCG = addCG(paramTN, currentsp);    
         fprintf(cg_flag, "\tmovl\t%d(%%rbp), %%eax\t#FunctionStart1Param start\n", paramOffset); 
         fprintf(cg_flag, "\tmovl\t%%eax, %d(%%rbp)\t#FunctionStart1param end\n", getPrimSize(getTypeEntry(paramTN)));
     } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "record type\n");
         int numParams = getRecLength(paramTN);
         TableNode *tnToAdd = getFirstEntry(st);
         for (int i = 0; i < numParams; i++) {
-            CGNode *paramCG = addCG(tnTooAdd, currentsp);    
+            CGNode *paramCG = addCG(tnToAdd, currentsp);    
             fprintf(cg_flag, "\tmovl\t%d(%%rbp), %%eax\t#FunctionStart1Param start\n", paramOffset); 
             fprintf(cg_flag, "\tmovl\t%%eax, %d(%%rbp)\t#FunctionStart1param end\n", getPrimSize(getTypeEntry(paramTN)));
-            paramoffset -= getPrimSize(getTypeEntry(tnToAdd));
+            paramOffset += getPrimSize(getTypeEntry(tnToAdd));
             tnToAdd = getNextEntry(tnToAdd);
         }
     }