diff --git a/include/ink.h b/include/ink.h
index 5105173..b0ebe1c 100644
--- a/include/ink.h
+++ b/include/ink.h
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ void ink_pop_fn(struct context *ctx);
  */
 void ink_pop(struct context *ctx);
 
+typedef void (*collect_fn)(struct context*,void*);
+typedef struct ink_collection_list (*gc_fn)(struct context*,void*);
+
 /**
  * Declares a new type that can be stored within the interpreter
  * @param ctx The context in which to add the file
@@ -317,11 +320,11 @@ void ink_pop(struct context *ctx);
  * @internal user defined type ids minimal value is 15, we keep the first 16 types as reserved, just like negative type ids
  */
 int ink_new_type(
-        struct context* ctx,
-        const char* type_name,
-        int size,
-        void (*collect)(struct context*,void*),
-        struct ink_collection_list (*gc)(struct context*,void*)
+	struct context* ctx,
+	const char* type_name,
+	int size,
+	collect_fn collect,
+	gc_fn gc
 );
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib.c b/lib.c
index ee5e0d0..99eb54c 100644
--- a/lib.c
+++ b/lib.c
@@ -1226,8 +1226,8 @@ int ink_new_type(
 	struct context* ctx,
 	const char* type_name,
 	int size,
-	void (*collect)(struct context*,void*),
-	struct ink_collection_list (*gc)(struct context*,void*)
+	collect_fn collect,
+	gc_fn gc
 ) {
 	if(ctx->panic) return -128;
 	/* Resize for push */
@@ -1332,9 +1332,6 @@ struct elem ink_make_native_unsafe(struct context* ctx, int type, void* ptr, int
 	g = ctx->types[type_id].elements_capacity;
 	for(i = 0; i < g; ++i) {
 		if(! ctx->types[type_id].elements[i].in_use) {
-			ctx->types[type_id].elements[i].in_use = 1;
-			ctx->types[type_id].elements[i].uses = 1;
-			ctx->types[type_id].elements[i].is_protected = is_protected;
 			if(ctx->types[type_id].element_size < 0) {
 				ctx->types[type_id].elements[i].data = ptr;
 			} else {
@@ -1346,6 +1343,9 @@ struct elem ink_make_native_unsafe(struct context* ctx, int type, void* ptr, int
 				}
 				memcpy(new_ptr, ptr, ctx->types[type_id].element_size);
 				ctx->types[type_id].elements[i].data = new_ptr;
+				ctx->types[type_id].elements[i].is_protected = is_protected;
+				ctx->types[type_id].elements[i].uses = 1;
+				ctx->types[type_id].elements[i].in_use = 1;
 			}
 			ctx->types[type_id].elements_top = max(ctx->types[type_id].elements_top, i+1);
 			ret.type = type;