diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstPreprocessor.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstPreprocessor.kt
index 8469926c7..f07778178 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstPreprocessor.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstPreprocessor.kt
@@ -120,16 +120,19 @@ class AstPreprocessor(val program: Program,
                     movements.add(IAstModification.InsertFirst(decl, parentscope))
                     replacements.add(IAstModification.Remove(decl, scope))
                 } else {
+                    val declToInsert: VarDecl
                     if(decl.value!=null && decl.datatype in NumericDatatypes) {
                         val target = AssignTarget(IdentifierReference(listOf(decl.name), decl.position), null, null, decl.position)
                         val assign = Assignment(target, decl.value!!, AssignmentOrigin.VARINIT, decl.position)
                         replacements.add(IAstModification.ReplaceNode(decl, assign, scope))
                         decl.value = null
                         decl.allowInitializeWithZero = false
+                        declToInsert = decl.copy()
                     } else {
                         replacements.add(IAstModification.Remove(decl, scope))
+                        declToInsert = decl
                     }
-                    movements.add(IAstModification.InsertFirst(decl, parentscope))
+                    movements.add(IAstModification.InsertFirst(declToInsert, parentscope))
                 }
             }
             return movements + replacements
@@ -138,12 +141,10 @@ class AstPreprocessor(val program: Program,
     }
 
     override fun after(expr: BinaryExpression, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> {
-        // this has to be done here becuse otherwise the string / range literal values will have been replaced by variables
         if(expr.operator=="in") {
             val containment = ContainmentCheck(expr.left, expr.right, expr.position)
             return listOf(IAstModification.ReplaceNode(expr, containment, parent))
         }
-
         return noModifications
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/CodeDesugarer.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/CodeDesugarer.kt
index c71ec5d1d..5ed3c5578 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/CodeDesugarer.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/CodeDesugarer.kt
@@ -163,4 +163,12 @@ _after:
         }
         return noModifications
     }
+
+    override fun after(expr: BinaryExpression, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> {
+        if(expr.operator=="in") {
+            val containment = ContainmentCheck(expr.left, expr.right, expr.position)
+            return listOf(IAstModification.ReplaceNode(expr, containment, parent))
+        }
+        return noModifications
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/test/ast/TestProg8Parser.kt b/compiler/test/ast/TestProg8Parser.kt
index fc4c8eea2..044a00426 100644
--- a/compiler/test/ast/TestProg8Parser.kt
+++ b/compiler/test/ast/TestProg8Parser.kt
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ class TestProg8Parser: FunSpec( {
         val text="""
             main {
                 sub start() {
-                    ubyte cc
+                    ubyte @shared cc
                     ubyte[] array = [1,2,3]
                     cc = 99 in 12345
                     cc = 9999 in array
diff --git a/compiler/test/ast/TestVarious.kt b/compiler/test/ast/TestVarious.kt
index 4057e7e72..d0a1595c2 100644
--- a/compiler/test/ast/TestVarious.kt
+++ b/compiler/test/ast/TestVarious.kt
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ package prog8tests.ast
 import io.kotest.core.spec.style.FunSpec
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldNotBe
-import io.kotest.matchers.types.instanceOf
 import prog8.ast.IFunctionCall
 import prog8.ast.expressions.BinaryExpression
 import prog8.ast.expressions.IdentifierReference
-import prog8.ast.expressions.NumericLiteral
 import prog8.ast.expressions.StringLiteral
 import prog8.ast.statements.Assignment
 import prog8.ast.statements.InlineAssembly
@@ -15,7 +13,6 @@ import prog8.ast.statements.VarDecl
 import prog8.code.core.DataType
 import prog8.code.core.Position
 import prog8.code.target.C64Target
-import prog8.compiler.printProgram
 import prog8tests.helpers.compileText
 
 class TestVarious: FunSpec({
@@ -148,7 +145,6 @@ main {
     }
 }"""
         val result = compileText(C64Target(), optimize=false, src, writeAssembly=false)!!
-        printProgram(result.program)
         val stmts = result.program.entrypoint.statements
         stmts.size shouldBe 7
         val assign1expr = (stmts[3] as Assignment).value as BinaryExpression
@@ -161,5 +157,27 @@ main {
         leftval2.type shouldBe DataType.UWORD
         leftval2.number shouldBe 1.0
     }
+
+    test("hoisting vars with complex initializer expressions to outer scope") {
+        val src="""
+main {
+    sub pget(uword @zp x, uword y) -> ubyte {
+        return lsb(x+y)
+    }
+
+    sub start() {
+        uword[128] YY
+        ubyte[] ARRAY = [1, 5, 2]
+        repeat {
+            ubyte pixel_side1 = pget(2, YY[2]+1) in ARRAY
+            ubyte pixel_side2 = pget(2, 2) in ARRAY
+            ubyte[] array2 = [1,2,3]
+        }
+    }
+}"""
+        val result = compileText(C64Target(), optimize=false, src, writeAssembly=false)!!
+        val stmts = result.program.entrypoint.statements
+        stmts.size shouldBe 9
+    }
 })
 
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index 9d6b20656..83e447960 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ TODO
 
 For next release
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-- fix compiler crash on :  bool bb = gfx2.pget(pilex1, flakes1_yy[idx]+1) in PILED_SNOW_COLORS
 - bool bb = not bb -> larger code than bool bb ^= 1
 - bool xx = ~xx -> larger code than xx ^= 1
 - ubyte xx = not xx  -> much larger code than xx ^= 1