diff --git a/include/builder/builder_base.h b/include/builder/builder_base.h
index a5ad682..f0f0188 100644
--- a/include/builder/builder_base.h
+++ b/include/builder/builder_base.h
@@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ class builder {
 		return ret_builder;
 	}
 	BT operator*(void) {
-		return (*this)[0];
+		auto b = (*this)[0];
+		b.block_expr->template setMetadata<bool>("deref_is_star", true);
+		return b;
 	}
 
 	BT assign(const BT &a) {
diff --git a/include/builder/dyn_var.h b/include/builder/dyn_var.h
index 08dde56..cc7a2e2 100644
--- a/include/builder/dyn_var.h
+++ b/include/builder/dyn_var.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class dyn_var_impl : public var {
 		return ((builder) * this)[a];
 	}
 	builder operator*(void) {
-		return ((builder) * this)[0];
+		return *((builder) * this);
 	}
 	builder operator!() {
 		return !(builder) * this;
@@ -436,12 +436,14 @@ class dyn_var<T *>
 		return (dyn_var_mimic<T>)(cast)this->dyn_var_impl<T *>::operator[](bt);
 	}
 	dyn_var_mimic<T> operator*() {
-		return this->operator[](0);
+		return (cast)(this->dyn_var_impl<T*>::operator*());
 	}
 	// Hack for creating a member that's live across return site
 	dyn_var<T> _p = as_member(this, "_p");
 	dyn_var<T> *operator->() {
-		_p = (cast)this->operator[](0);
+		auto b = this->operator[](0);
+		b.encompassing_expr->template setMetadata<bool>("deref_is_star", true);
+		_p = (cast)b;
 		return _p.addr();
 	}
 };
diff --git a/samples/outputs.var_names/sample33 b/samples/outputs.var_names/sample33
index 2493311..9bd7044 100644
--- a/samples/outputs.var_names/sample33
+++ b/samples/outputs.var_names/sample33
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ STMT_BLOCK
       MEMBER_ACCESS_EXPR (member)
         SQ_BKT_EXPR
           VAR_EXPR
-            VAR (g_0)
+            VAR (ptr_3)
           INT_CONST (0)
       INT_CONST (0)
 {
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ STMT_BLOCK
   FooT h_2 = g_0;
   h_2 = g_0;
   FooT* ptr_3 = (&(g_0));
-  g_0->member = 0;
+  (ptr_3[0]).member = 0;
 }
diff --git a/samples/outputs.var_names/sample59 b/samples/outputs.var_names/sample59
index 26a7f37..fed79f5 100644
--- a/samples/outputs.var_names/sample59
+++ b/samples/outputs.var_names/sample59
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ FUNC_DECL
           SQ_BKT_EXPR
             VAR_EXPR
               VAR (x_0)
-            INT_CONST (1)
+            INT_CONST (0)
         INT_CONST (1)
 void bar (void) {
   std::vector<std::vector<int>> x_0;
   x_0.resize(2);
-  (x_0[1]).resize(1);
+  (x_0[0]).resize(1);
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/outputs/sample33 b/samples/outputs/sample33
index dafddcf..dfe2565 100644
--- a/samples/outputs/sample33
+++ b/samples/outputs/sample33
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ STMT_BLOCK
       MEMBER_ACCESS_EXPR (member)
         SQ_BKT_EXPR
           VAR_EXPR
-            VAR (var0)
+            VAR (var3)
           INT_CONST (0)
       INT_CONST (0)
 {
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ STMT_BLOCK
   FooT var2 = var0;
   var2 = var0;
   FooT* var3 = (&(var0));
-  var0->member = 0;
+  (var3[0]).member = 0;
 }
diff --git a/samples/outputs/sample59 b/samples/outputs/sample59
index 3c3ab16..631fde6 100644
--- a/samples/outputs/sample59
+++ b/samples/outputs/sample59
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ FUNC_DECL
           SQ_BKT_EXPR
             VAR_EXPR
               VAR (var0)
-            INT_CONST (1)
+            INT_CONST (0)
         INT_CONST (1)
 void bar (void) {
   std::vector<std::vector<int>> var0;
   var0.resize(2);
-  (var0[1]).resize(1);
+  (var0[0]).resize(1);
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/sample33.cpp b/samples/sample33.cpp
index 6e23db4..bcad996 100644
--- a/samples/sample33.cpp
+++ b/samples/sample33.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static void bar(void) {
 	FooT h = g;
 	h = g;
 	dyn_var<foo_t *> ptr = &g;
-	((FooT)(builder::cast)g[0]).member = 0;
+	((FooT)(builder::cast)ptr[0]).member = 0;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
diff --git a/samples/sample59.cpp b/samples/sample59.cpp
index 60b8942..254ed66 100644
--- a/samples/sample59.cpp
+++ b/samples/sample59.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct vector: public builder::custom_type<T> {
 static void bar(void) {
 	dyn_var<vector<vector<int>>> x;
 	x.resize(2);
-	x[1].resize(1);
+	x[0].resize(1);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
diff --git a/src/blocks/c_code_generator.cpp b/src/blocks/c_code_generator.cpp
index 1ed5a83..16fa4a2 100644
--- a/src/blocks/c_code_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/blocks/c_code_generator.cpp
@@ -576,18 +576,20 @@ void c_code_generator::visit(return_stmt::Ptr a) {
 void c_code_generator::visit(member_access_expr::Ptr a) {
 	if (isa<sq_bkt_expr>(a->parent_expr)) {
 		sq_bkt_expr::Ptr parent = to<sq_bkt_expr>(a->parent_expr);
-		if (isa<int_const>(parent->index)) {
-			auto index = to<int_const>(parent->index);
-			if (index->value == 0) {
-				if (!isa<var_expr>(parent->var_expr)) {
-					oss << "(";
+		if (parent->getBoolMetadata("deref_is_star")) {
+			if (isa<int_const>(parent->index)) {
+				auto index = to<int_const>(parent->index);
+				if (index->value == 0) {
+					if (!isa<var_expr>(parent->var_expr)) {
+						oss << "(";
+					}
+					parent->var_expr->accept(this);
+					if (!isa<var_expr>(parent->var_expr)) {
+						oss << ")";
+					}
+					oss << "->" << a->member_name;
+					return;
 				}
-				parent->var_expr->accept(this);
-				if (!isa<var_expr>(parent->var_expr)) {
-					oss << ")";
-				}
-				oss << "->" << a->member_name;
-				return;
 			}
 		}
 	}