diff --git a/bench/assets/count_to_one_million.lua b/bench/assets/count_to_one_million.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41b94f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/assets/count_to_one_million.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+local i = 1
+
+while i < 1000000 do
+    i = i + 1
+end
diff --git a/bench/count_one_one_million.sh b/bench/count_to_one_million.sh
similarity index 69%
rename from bench/count_one_one_million.sh
rename to bench/count_to_one_million.sh
index 020075a..3f27f55 100644
--- a/bench/count_one_one_million.sh
+++ b/bench/count_to_one_million.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ hyperfine \
     '../target/release/dust assets/count_to_one_million.ds' \
     'node assets/count_to_one_million.js' \
     'deno assets/count_to_one_million.js' \
-    'python assets/count_to_one_million.py'
+    'python assets/count_to_one_million.py' \
+    'lua assets/count_to_one_million.lua'
diff --git a/dust-lang/src/compiler.rs b/dust-lang/src/compiler.rs
index 8d8e1ef..8684de9 100644
--- a/dust-lang/src/compiler.rs
+++ b/dust-lang/src/compiler.rs
@@ -1279,6 +1279,7 @@ impl<'src> Compiler<'src> {
         let start = self.previous_position.0;
         let start_register = self.next_register();
 
+        self.advance()?;
         self.expect(Token::LeftParenthesis)?;
 
         while !self.allow(Token::RightParenthesis)? {
@@ -1614,7 +1615,6 @@ impl<'src> Compiler<'src> {
         let start = self.current_position.0;
 
         self.advance()?;
-        self.expect(Token::LeftParenthesis)?;
 
         let mut argument_count = 0;
 
diff --git a/dust-lang/src/value/concrete_value.rs b/dust-lang/src/value/concrete_value.rs
index 3b3de31..b74e55b 100644
--- a/dust-lang/src/value/concrete_value.rs
+++ b/dust-lang/src/value/concrete_value.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,33 @@ impl ConcreteValue {
         Ok(sum)
     }
 
+    pub fn add_assign(&mut self, other: &Self) -> Result<(), ValueError> {
+        use ConcreteValue::*;
+
+        match (self, other) {
+            (Integer(left), Integer(right)) => {
+                *left += right;
+            }
+            (Float(left), Float(right)) => {
+                *left += right;
+            }
+            (String(left), String(right)) => {
+                *left += right;
+            }
+            (String(left), Character(right)) => {
+                *left += &right.to_string();
+            }
+            (left, right) => {
+                return Err(ValueError::CannotAdd(
+                    left.clone().to_value(),
+                    right.clone().to_value(),
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn subtract(&self, other: &Self) -> Result<ConcreteValue, ValueError> {
         use ConcreteValue::*;
 
diff --git a/dust-lang/src/value/mod.rs b/dust-lang/src/value/mod.rs
index 47079f9..2049ebd 100644
--- a/dust-lang/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/dust-lang/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ impl Value {
             Value::Concrete(concrete_value) => Ok(concrete_value.to_string()),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn add_assign(&mut self, other: ValueRef) -> Result<(), ValueError> {
+        match (self, other) {
+            (Value::Concrete(left), ValueRef::Concrete(right)) => left.add_assign(right),
+            (left, right) => Err(ValueError::CannotAdd(left.clone(), right.to_owned())),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Display for Value {
diff --git a/dust-lang/src/vm.rs b/dust-lang/src/vm.rs
index 518c7d4..a117706 100644
--- a/dust-lang/src/vm.rs
+++ b/dust-lang/src/vm.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 //! Virtual machine and errors
 use std::{
-    cmp::Ordering,
     fmt::{self, Display, Formatter},
     io,
 };
@@ -37,8 +36,6 @@ pub struct Vm<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Vm<'a> {
-    const STACK_LIMIT: u16 = u16::MAX;
-
     pub fn new(chunk: &'a Chunk, parent: Option<&'a Vm<'a>>) -> Self {
         Self {
             chunk,
@@ -647,42 +644,14 @@ impl<'a> Vm<'a> {
 
     #[inline(always)]
     fn set_register(&mut self, to_register: u16, register: Register) -> Result<(), VmError> {
-        let length = self.stack.len() as u16;
-
-        if length == Self::STACK_LIMIT {
-            return Err(VmError::StackOverflow {
-                position: self.current_position,
-            });
-        }
-
-        match to_register.cmp(&length) {
-            Ordering::Less => {
-                log::trace!("Change R{to_register} to {register}");
-
-                self.stack[to_register as usize] = register;
-            }
-            Ordering::Equal => {
-                log::trace!("Set R{to_register} to {register}");
-
-                self.stack.push(register);
-            }
-            Ordering::Greater => {
-                let difference = to_register - length;
-
-                for index in 0..difference {
-                    log::trace!("Set R{index} to {register}");
-
-                    self.stack.push(Register::Empty);
-                }
-
-                log::trace!("Set R{to_register} to {register}");
-
-                self.stack.push(register);
-            }
-        }
-
         self.last_assigned_register = Some(to_register);
 
+        let to_register = to_register as usize;
+
+        assert!(self.stack.len() > to_register); // Compiler hint to avoid bounds check
+
+        self.stack[to_register] = register;
+
         Ok(())
     }