diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/ast/processing/AstChecker.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/ast/processing/AstChecker.kt
index aa802257c..58ccbdc18 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/ast/processing/AstChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/ast/processing/AstChecker.kt
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
         else {
             if(variable.datatype !in ArrayDatatypes
                     && variable.type!=VarDeclType.MEMORY
+                    && variable.struct == null
                     && variable.datatype != DataType.STR && variable.datatype!=DataType.STRUCT)
                 errors.err("invalid pointer-of operand type", addressOf.position)
         }
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index f7f4ac090..2b17d4649 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -1,21 +1,40 @@
 %import textio
 %import diskio
 %zeropage basicsafe
-%option no_sysinit
 
 main {
 
     sub start() {
 
-        txt.print("saving...")
-        diskio.delete(8, "data.bin")
-        if diskio.save(8, "data.bin", $0400, 40*25) {
-            txt.clear_screenchars('*')
-            txt.print("loading...")
-            uword size = diskio.load(8, "data.bin", $0400)
-            txt.print_uwhex(size, true)
-            txt.chrout('\n')
-        } else txt.print("io error\n")
+        ubyte[100] cargohold
+
+        struct SaveData {
+            ubyte galaxy
+            ubyte planet
+            ubyte cargo0
+            ubyte cargo1
+            ubyte cargo2
+            ubyte cargo3
+            ubyte cargo4
+            ubyte cargo5
+            ubyte cargo6
+            ubyte cargo7
+            ubyte cargo8
+            ubyte cargo9
+            ubyte cargo10
+            ubyte cargo11
+            ubyte cargo12
+            ubyte cargo13
+            ubyte cargo14
+            ubyte cargo15
+            ubyte cargo16
+            uword cash
+            ubyte max_cargo
+            ubyte fuel
+        }
+        SaveData savedata
+
+        memcopy(&savedata.cargo0, cargohold, len(cargohold))      ; TODO fix compiler error about pointer
 
         testX()
     }
diff --git a/examples/textelite.p8 b/examples/textelite.p8
index 873ae8a5f..9f87849a1 100644
--- a/examples/textelite.p8
+++ b/examples/textelite.p8
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ trader {
         ship.cash = savedata.cash
         ship.Max_cargo = savedata.max_cargo
         ship.fuel = savedata.fuel
-        ;memcopy(&savedata.cargo0, ship.cargohold, len(ship.cargohold))      ; TODO fix compiler error about pointer
+        memcopy(&savedata.cargo0, ship.cargohold, len(ship.cargohold))
         galaxy.travel_to(savedata.galaxy, savedata.planet)
         ; TODO CHECK IF GALAXY AND MARKET ARE OKAY AFTER LOAD
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ trader {
         savedata.cash = ship.cash
         savedata.max_cargo = ship.Max_cargo
         savedata.fuel = ship.fuel
-        ;memcopy(ship.cargohold, &savedata.cargo0, len(ship.cargohold)) ; TODO fix compiler error about pointer
+        memcopy(ship.cargohold, &savedata.cargo0, len(ship.cargohold))
 
         txt.print("\nSaving universe...")
         diskio.delete(8, Savegame)