diff --git a/src/main/wacc/backend/asmGenerator.scala b/src/main/wacc/backend/asmGenerator.scala
index bf4e404..6d10b24 100644
--- a/src/main/wacc/backend/asmGenerator.scala
+++ b/src/main/wacc/backend/asmGenerator.scala
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ object asmGenerator {
   val _8_BIT_MASK = 0xff
 
   extension (chain: Chain[AsmLine])
-    def +=(line: AsmLine): Chain[AsmLine] = chain.append(line)
+    def +(line: AsmLine): Chain[AsmLine] = chain.append(line)
 
     def concatAll(chains: Chain[AsmLine]*): Chain[AsmLine] =
       chains.foldLeft(chain)(_ ++ _)
@@ -51,14 +51,6 @@ object asmGenerator {
     given labelGenerator: LabelGenerator = LabelGenerator()
     val Program(funcs, main) = microProg
 
-    val strDirs = strings.toList.zipWithIndex.foldMap { case (str, i) =>
-      Chain(
-        Directive.Int(str.size),
-        LabelDef(s".L.str$i"),
-        Directive.Asciz(str.escaped)
-      )
-    }
-
     val progAsm = Chain(LabelDef("main")).concatAll(
       funcPrologue(),
       Chain.one(stack.align()),
@@ -68,6 +60,14 @@ object asmGenerator {
       generateBuiltInFuncs()
     )
 
+    val strDirs = strings.toList.zipWithIndex.foldMap { case (str, i) =>
+      Chain(
+        Directive.Int(str.size),
+        LabelDef(s".L.str$i"),
+        Directive.Asciz(str.escaped)
+      )
+    }
+
     Chain(
       Directive.IntelSyntax,
       Directive.Global("main"),
@@ -328,32 +328,20 @@ object asmGenerator {
 
   // Missing a sub instruction but dont think we need it
   def funcPrologue()(using stack: Stack): Chain[AsmLine] = {
-    val chain = Chain.empty[AsmLine]
+    var chain = Chain.empty[AsmLine]
     chain += stack.push(RBP)
     chain += Move(RBP, Register(RegSize.R64, RegName.SP))
     chain
   }
 
   def funcEpilogue()(using stack: Stack): Chain[AsmLine] = {
-    val chain = Chain.empty[AsmLine]
+    var chain = Chain.empty[AsmLine]
     chain += Move(Register(RegSize.R64, RegName.SP), RBP)
     chain += stack.pop(RBP)
     chain += assemblyIR.Return()
     chain
   }
 
-  class LabelGenerator {
-    var labelVal = -1
-    def getLabel(): String = {
-      labelVal += 1
-      s".L$labelVal"
-    }
-    def getLabel(target: CallTarget): String = target match {
-      case Ident(v, _)   => s"wacc_$v"
-      case Builtin(name) => s"_$name"
-    }
-  }
-
   class Stack {
     private val stack = LinkedHashMap[Expr | Int, Int]()
     private val RSP = Register(RegSize.R64, RegName.SP)