diff --git a/compile.c b/compile.c
index 068afb4..66aba7a 100644
--- a/compile.c
+++ b/compile.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 typedef ast_t* (*comprehension_body_t)(ast_t*, ast_t*);
 
 static CORD compile_to_pointer_depth(env_t *env, ast_t *ast, int64_t target_depth, bool needs_incref);
-static env_t *with_enum_scope(env_t *env, type_t *t);
 static CORD compile_math_method(env_t *env, binop_e op, ast_t *lhs, ast_t *rhs, type_t *required_type);
 static CORD compile_string(env_t *env, ast_t *ast, CORD color);
 static CORD compile_arguments(env_t *env, ast_t *call_ast, arg_t *spec_args, arg_ast_t *call_args);
@@ -1908,21 +1907,6 @@ CORD compile_to_type(env_t *env, ast_t *ast, type_t *t)
     return code;
 }
 
-env_t *with_enum_scope(env_t *env, type_t *t)
-{
-    if (t->tag != EnumType) return env;
-    env = fresh_scope(env);
-    env_t *ns_env = Match(t, EnumType)->env;
-    for (tag_t *tag = Match(t, EnumType)->tags; tag; tag = tag->next) {
-        if (get_binding(env, tag->name))
-            continue;
-        binding_t *b = get_binding(ns_env, tag->name);
-        assert(b);
-        Table$str_set(env->locals, tag->name, b);
-    }
-    return env;
-}
-
 CORD compile_int_to_type(env_t *env, ast_t *ast, type_t *target)
 {
     if (ast->tag != Int) {
@@ -4104,6 +4088,11 @@ CORD compile_function(env_t *env, CORD name_code, ast_t *ast, CORD *staticdefs)
     }
 
     env_t *body_scope = fresh_scope(env);
+    while (body_scope->namespace && body_scope->namespace->parent) {
+        body_scope->locals->fallback = body_scope->locals->fallback->fallback;
+        body_scope->namespace = body_scope->namespace->parent;
+    }
+
     body_scope->deferred = NULL;
     body_scope->namespace = NULL;
     for (arg_ast_t *arg = args; arg; arg = arg->next) {
@@ -4121,7 +4110,7 @@ CORD compile_function(env_t *env, CORD name_code, ast_t *ast, CORD *staticdefs)
         if (body_type->tag == AbortType)
             code_err(ast, "This function will always abort before it reaches the end, but it's declared as having a Void return. It should be declared as an Abort return instead.");
     } else {
-        if (body_type->tag != ReturnType)
+        if (body_type->tag != ReturnType && body_type->tag != AbortType)
             code_err(ast, "This function can reach the end without returning a %T value!", ret_t);
     }
 
diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
index b871bff..e09ef75 100644
--- a/environment.c
+++ b/environment.c
@@ -641,6 +641,14 @@ env_t *load_module_env(env_t *env, ast_t *ast)
     return module_env;
 }
 
+env_t *global_scope(env_t *env)
+{
+    env_t *scope = new(env_t);
+    *scope = *env;
+    scope->locals = new(Table_t, .fallback=env->globals);
+    return scope;
+}
+
 env_t *namespace_scope(env_t *env)
 {
     env_t *scope = new(env_t);
@@ -657,6 +665,25 @@ env_t *fresh_scope(env_t *env)
     return scope;
 }
 
+env_t *with_enum_scope(env_t *env, type_t *t)
+{
+    while (t->tag == OptionalType)
+        t = Match(t, OptionalType)->type;
+
+    if (t->tag != EnumType) return env;
+    env = fresh_scope(env);
+    env_t *ns_env = Match(t, EnumType)->env;
+    for (tag_t *tag = Match(t, EnumType)->tags; tag; tag = tag->next) {
+        if (get_binding(env, tag->name))
+            continue;
+        binding_t *b = get_binding(ns_env, tag->name);
+        assert(b);
+        Table$str_set(env->locals, tag->name, b);
+    }
+    return env;
+}
+
+
 env_t *for_scope(env_t *env, ast_t *ast)
 {
     auto for_ = Match(ast, For);
diff --git a/environment.h b/environment.h
index 4566d37..a6fabc8 100644
--- a/environment.h
+++ b/environment.h
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ env_t *new_compilation_unit(CORD libname);
 env_t *load_module_env(env_t *env, ast_t *ast);
 CORD namespace_prefix(env_t *env, namespace_t *ns);
 env_t *get_namespace_by_type(env_t *env, type_t *t);
+env_t *global_scope(env_t *env);
 env_t *namespace_scope(env_t *env);
 env_t *fresh_scope(env_t *env);
 env_t *for_scope(env_t *env, ast_t *ast);
+env_t *with_enum_scope(env_t *env, type_t *t);
 env_t *namespace_env(env_t *env, const char *namespace_name);
 __attribute__((format(printf, 4, 5)))
 _Noreturn void compiler_err(file_t *f, const char *start, const char *end, const char *fmt, ...);
diff --git a/typecheck.c b/typecheck.c
index 5f97b4d..9d3fab7 100644
--- a/typecheck.c
+++ b/typecheck.c
@@ -300,9 +300,9 @@ void bind_statement(env_t *env, ast_t *statement)
         auto def = Match(statement, FunctionDef);
         const char *name = Match(def->name, Var)->name;
         type_t *type = get_function_def_type(env, statement);
-        binding_t *clobber = get_binding(env, name);
-        if (clobber)
-            code_err(def->name, "A %T called '%s' has already been defined", clobber->type, name);
+        // binding_t *clobber = get_binding(env, name);
+        // if (clobber)
+        //     code_err(def->name, "A %T called '%s' has already been defined", clobber->type, name);
         CORD code = CORD_all(namespace_prefix(env, env->namespace), name);
         set_binding(env, name, type, code);
         break;
@@ -958,19 +958,8 @@ type_t *get_type(env_t *env, ast_t *ast)
     }
     case Return: {
         ast_t *val = Match(ast, Return)->value;
-        // Support unqualified enum return values:
-        if (env->fn_ret && env->fn_ret->tag == EnumType) {
-            env = fresh_scope(env);
-            auto enum_ = Match(env->fn_ret, EnumType);
-            env_t *ns_env = enum_->env;
-            for (tag_t *tag = enum_->tags; tag; tag = tag->next) {
-                if (get_binding(env, tag->name))
-                    continue;
-                binding_t *b = get_binding(ns_env, tag->name);
-                assert(b);
-                Table$str_set(env->locals, tag->name, b);
-            }
-        }
+        if (env->fn_ret)
+            env = with_enum_scope(env, env->fn_ret);
         return Type(ReturnType, .ret=(val ? get_type(env, val) : Type(VoidType)));
     }
     case Stop: case Skip: {