diff --git a/core/serialize.c b/core/serialize.c
index 27f4462a..459bc181 100644
--- a/core/serialize.c
+++ b/core/serialize.c
@@ -381,13 +381,10 @@ static const char *gst_deserialize_impl(
                 gst_array_push(vm, visited, ret);
                 err = gst_deserialize_impl(vm, data, end, &data, visited, &parent);
                 if (err != NULL) return err;
-                err = gst_deserialize_impl(vm, data, end, &data, visited, &def);
-                if (err != NULL) return err;
                 err = gst_deserialize_impl(vm, data, end, &data, visited, &env);
                 if (err != NULL) return err;
-                printf("parent: %s\n", (const char *)gst_to_string(vm, parent));
-                printf("def: %s\n", (const char *)gst_to_string(vm, def));
-                printf("env: %s\n", (const char *)gst_to_string(vm, env));
+                err = gst_deserialize_impl(vm, data, end, &data, visited, &def);
+                if (err != NULL) return err;
                 if (parent.type == GST_NIL) {
                     ret.data.function->parent = NULL;
                 } else if (parent.type == GST_FUNCTION) {
@@ -396,7 +393,7 @@ static const char *gst_deserialize_impl(
                     deser_error("expected function");
                 }
                 deser_assert(def.type == GST_FUNCDEF, "expected funcdef");
-                ret.data.function->def = env.data.def;
+                ret.data.function->def = def.data.def;
                 if (env.type == GST_NIL) {
                     ret.data.function->env = NULL;
                 } else {
@@ -446,6 +443,7 @@ const char *gst_deserialize(
     const char *err;
     GstArray *visited = gst_array(vm, 10);
     err = gst_deserialize_impl(vm, data, data + len, nextData, visited, &ret);
+    printf("Read %ld\n", *nextData - data);
     if (err != NULL) return err;
     *out = ret;
     return NULL;
@@ -699,10 +697,10 @@ const char *gst_serialize_impl(
                 ev = fn->env ? gst_wrap_funcenv(fn->env) : gst_wrap_nil();
                 err = gst_serialize_impl(vm, buffer, visited, nextId, pv);
                 if (err != NULL) return err;
-                err = gst_serialize_impl(vm, buffer, visited, nextId, dv);
-                if (err != NULL) return err;
                 err = gst_serialize_impl(vm, buffer, visited, nextId, ev);
                 if (err != NULL) return err;
+                err = gst_serialize_impl(vm, buffer, visited, nextId, dv);
+                if (err != NULL) return err;
             }
             break;
     }
diff --git a/libs/serialize.gst b/libs/serialize.gst
index 103b324f..c3f341ec 100644
--- a/libs/serialize.gst
+++ b/libs/serialize.gst
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@
 (scheck 123412.12)
 (scheck (funcdef (fn [] 1)))
 (scheck (funcenv (fn [] 1)))
-(scheck (funcenv ((fn [a] (fn [] a)) 1)))
+(do
+    (: producer (fn [a] (fn [] a)))
+    (: f        (producer "hello!"))
+    (scheck (funcenv f))
+)
 (scheck (fn [] 1))