diff --git a/hblang/src/main.rs b/hblang/src/main.rs
index c1e0386..7eccd1f 100644
--- a/hblang/src/main.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/main.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     }
 
     hblang::run_compiler(
-        args.get(1).copied().unwrap_or("main.hb"),
+        args.iter().filter(|a| !a.starts_with('-')).nth(1).copied().unwrap_or("main.hb"),
         hblang::Options {
             fmt: args.contains(&"--fmt"),
-            fmt_current: args.contains(&"--fmt-current"),
+            fmt_current: args.contains(&"--fmt-stdout"),
             dump_asm: args.contains(&"--dump-asm"),
             extra_threads: args
                 .iter()
diff --git a/hblang/src/son.rs b/hblang/src/son.rs
index 0c12bf9..8da65fe 100644
--- a/hblang/src/son.rs
+++ b/hblang/src/son.rs
@@ -1994,18 +1994,39 @@ impl Codegen {
                 ret_rel.apply_jump(&mut self.ci.code, end as _, 0);
             }
 
+            let mut stripped_prelude_size = 0;
             '_close_function: {
-                let pushed = (saved as i64 + 1) * 8;
+                let pushed =
+                    (saved as i64 + (std::mem::take(&mut self.ci.call_count) != 0) as i64) * 8;
                 let stack = std::mem::take(&mut self.ci.stack_size) as i64;
 
+                match (pushed, stack) {
+                    (0, 0) => {
+                        stripped_prelude_size =
+                            instrs::addi64(0, 0, 0).0 + instrs::st(0, 0, 0, 0).0;
+                        self.ci.code.drain(0..stripped_prelude_size);
+                        break '_close_function;
+                    }
+                    (0, stack) => {
+                        write_reloc(&mut self.ci.code, 3, -stack, 8);
+                        stripped_prelude_size = instrs::addi64(0, 0, 0).0;
+                        let end = stripped_prelude_size + instrs::st(0, 0, 0, 0).0;
+                        self.ci.code.drain(stripped_prelude_size..end);
+                        self.ci.emit(instrs::addi64(reg::STACK_PTR, reg::STACK_PTR, stack as _));
+                        break '_close_function;
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+
                 write_reloc(&mut self.ci.code, 3, -(pushed + stack), 8);
                 write_reloc(&mut self.ci.code, 3 + 8 + 3, stack, 8);
                 write_reloc(&mut self.ci.code, 3 + 8 + 3 + 8, pushed, 2);
 
                 self.ci.emit(instrs::ld(reg::RET_ADDR, reg::STACK_PTR, stack as _, pushed as _));
                 self.ci.emit(instrs::addi64(reg::STACK_PTR, reg::STACK_PTR, (pushed + stack) as _));
-                self.ci.emit(instrs::jala(reg::ZERO, reg::RET_ADDR, 0));
             }
+            self.ci.relocs.iter_mut().for_each(|r| r.reloc.offset -= stripped_prelude_size as u32);
+            self.ci.emit(instrs::jala(reg::ZERO, reg::RET_ADDR, 0));
         }
 
         self.tys.funcs[id as usize].code.append(&mut self.ci.code);
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_arithmetic.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_arithmetic.txt
index 21cfc6c..e10b421 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_arithmetic.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_arithmetic.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 main:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 8h
     LI64 r1, 0d
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 77
+code size: 29
 ret: 0
 status: Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_branch_assignments.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_branch_assignments.txt
index d780a40..bec0bad 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_branch_assignments.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_branch_assignments.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 main:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 8h
     LI64 r1, 1d
     JNE r2, r1, :0
     JMP :1
@@ -9,9 +7,7 @@ main:
     LI64 r1, 2d
     JMP :1
  2: LI64 r1, 3d
- 1: LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
-    JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 127
+ 1: JALA r0, r31, 0a
+code size: 79
 ret: 2
 status: Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_comments.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_comments.txt
index 33f3145..22a5c60 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_comments.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_comments.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 foo:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
 main:
     ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
@@ -12,6 +8,6 @@ main:
     LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
     ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 143
+code size: 95
 ret: 0
 status: Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_const_folding_with_arg.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_const_folding_with_arg.txt
index 21cfc6c..e10b421 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_const_folding_with_arg.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_const_folding_with_arg.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 main:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 8h
     LI64 r1, 0d
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 77
+code size: 29
 ret: 0
 status: Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_exhaustive_loop_testing.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_exhaustive_loop_testing.txt
index 3895fb6..9670e99 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_exhaustive_loop_testing.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_exhaustive_loop_testing.txt
@@ -1,24 +1,20 @@
 continue_and_state_change:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -40d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 40h
-    LI64 r32, 3d
-    LI64 r33, 4d
-    LI64 r34, 2d
-    LI64 r35, 10d
- 6: JLTU r2, r35, :0
+    LI64 r7, 3d
+    LI64 r8, 4d
+    LI64 r9, 2d
+    LI64 r10, 10d
+ 6: JLTU r2, r10, :0
     CP r1, r2
     JMP :1
- 0: JNE r2, r34, :2
-    CP r2, r33
+ 0: JNE r2, r9, :2
+    CP r2, r8
     JMP :3
- 2: JNE r2, r32, :4
+ 2: JNE r2, r7, :4
     LI64 r1, 0d
  1: JMP :5
  4: ADDI64 r2, r2, 1d
  3: JMP :6
- 5: LD r31, r254, 0a, 40h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 40d
-    JALA r0, r31, 0a
+ 5: JALA r0, r31, 0a
 main:
     ADDI64 r254, r254, -80d
     ST r31, r254, 0a, 80h
@@ -70,37 +66,29 @@ main:
     ADDI64 r254, r254, 80d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
 multiple_breaks:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -24d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 24h
-    LI64 r32, 3d
-    LI64 r33, 10d
- 4: JLTU r2, r33, :0
+    LI64 r6, 3d
+    LI64 r5, 10d
+ 4: JLTU r2, r5, :0
     CP r1, r2
     JMP :1
  0: ADDI64 r1, r2, 1d
-    JNE r1, r32, :2
+    JNE r1, r6, :2
  1: JMP :3
  2: CP r2, r1
     JMP :4
- 3: LD r31, r254, 0a, 24h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 24d
-    JALA r0, r31, 0a
+ 3: JALA r0, r31, 0a
 state_change_in_break:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -24d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 24h
-    LI64 r32, 3d
-    LI64 r33, 10d
- 4: JLTU r2, r33, :0
+    LI64 r5, 3d
+    LI64 r6, 10d
+ 4: JLTU r2, r6, :0
     CP r1, r2
     JMP :1
- 0: JNE r2, r32, :2
+ 0: JNE r2, r5, :2
     LI64 r1, 0d
  1: JMP :3
  2: ADDI64 r2, r2, 1d
     JMP :4
- 3: LD r31, r254, 0a, 24h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 24d
-    JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 713
+ 3: JALA r0, r31, 0a
+code size: 569
 ret: 0
 status: Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_fb_driver.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_fb_driver.txt
index 1fbe635..6d3b629 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_fb_driver.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_fb_driver.txt
@@ -42,20 +42,12 @@ main:
     ADDI64 r254, r254, 64d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
 set_pixel:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -16d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 16h
-    MUL64 r32, r4, r3
-    ADD64 r1, r32, r2
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 16h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 16d
+    MUL64 r8, r4, r3
+    ADD64 r1, r8, r2
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
 x86_fb_ptr:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 8h
     LI64 r1, 100d
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 426
+code size: 330
 ret: 3000
 status: Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_functions.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_functions.txt
index e89665a..686e680 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_functions.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_functions.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
 add_one:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 8h
     ADDI64 r1, r2, 1d
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
 add_two:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 8h
     ADDI64 r1, r2, 2d
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
 main:
     ADDI64 r254, r254, -16d
@@ -24,6 +16,6 @@ main:
     LD r31, r254, 0a, 16h
     ADDI64 r254, r254, 16d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 248
+code size: 152
 ret: 33
 status: Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_hex_octal_binary_literals.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_hex_octal_binary_literals.txt
index 21cfc6c..e10b421 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_hex_octal_binary_literals.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_hex_octal_binary_literals.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 main:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 8h
     LI64 r1, 0d
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 77
+code size: 29
 ret: 0
 status: Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_loops.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_loops.txt
index 95c64c7..f07df75 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_loops.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_loops.txt
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 fib:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -32d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 32h
-    LI64 r32, 1d
-    LI64 r33, 0d
-    CP r1, r33
- 2: JNE r2, r33, :0
+    LI64 r7, 1d
+    LI64 r4, 0d
+    CP r1, r4
+ 2: JNE r2, r4, :0
     JMP :1
- 0: ADD64 r34, r32, r1
+ 0: ADD64 r3, r7, r1
     ADDI64 r2, r2, -1d
-    CP r1, r32
-    CP r32, r34
+    CP r1, r7
+    CP r7, r3
     JMP :2
- 1: LD r31, r254, 0a, 32h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 32d
-    JALA r0, r31, 0a
+ 1: JALA r0, r31, 0a
 main:
     ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
     ST r31, r254, 0a, 8h
@@ -22,6 +18,6 @@ main:
     LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
     ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 202
+code size: 154
 ret: 55
 status: Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_pointer_opts.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_pointer_opts.txt
index fb6ad34..a478596 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_pointer_opts.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_pointer_opts.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 clobber:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -16d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 16h
-    LI64 r32, 4d
-    ST r32, r2, 0a, 8h
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 16h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 16d
+    LI64 r3, 4d
+    ST r3, r2, 0a, 8h
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
 main:
     ADDI64 r254, r254, -32d
@@ -18,6 +14,6 @@ main:
     LD r31, r254, 8a, 24h
     ADDI64 r254, r254, 32d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 214
+code size: 166
 ret: 0
 status: Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_pointers.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_pointers.txt
index 05763eb..6a62ee7 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_pointers.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_pointers.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 drop:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
 main:
     ADDI64 r254, r254, -32d
@@ -19,13 +15,9 @@ main:
     ADDI64 r254, r254, 32d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
 modify:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -16d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 16h
-    LI64 r32, 2d
-    ST r32, r2, 0a, 8h
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 16h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 16d
+    LI64 r3, 2d
+    ST r3, r2, 0a, 8h
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 283
+code size: 187
 ret: 0
 status: Ok(())
diff --git a/hblang/tests/son_tests_variables.txt b/hblang/tests/son_tests_variables.txt
index 21cfc6c..e10b421 100644
--- a/hblang/tests/son_tests_variables.txt
+++ b/hblang/tests/son_tests_variables.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 main:
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, -8d
-    ST r31, r254, 0a, 8h
     LI64 r1, 0d
-    LD r31, r254, 0a, 8h
-    ADDI64 r254, r254, 8d
     JALA r0, r31, 0a
-code size: 77
+code size: 29
 ret: 0
 status: Ok(())