diff --git a/lib/compiler/emit.ml b/lib/compiler/emit.ml
index e417dbc..07102f7 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/emit.ml
+++ b/lib/compiler/emit.ml
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ let backpatch p =
   if Queue.is_empty p.backpatch then
     Ok ()
   else backpatch_one p (Queue.pop p.backpatch)
+
+let smooth_one = function
+  | Instr i -> i
+  | _ -> failwith "backpatching process was not complete!"
+let smooth_instrs p =
+  Dynarray.to_array (Dynarray.map smooth_one p.instrs)
+
 let compile (exprs : expression list) (tbl : int SymbolTable.t) =
   let program = {
       instrs=Dynarray.create ();
@@ -116,4 +123,6 @@ let compile (exprs : expression list) (tbl : int SymbolTable.t) =
       backpatch=Queue.create ();
     } in
   let* _ = compile_all program exprs in
-  backpatch program
+  let* _ = backpatch program in
+  let final_instrs = smooth_instrs program in
+  Ok (Vm.Types.make_vm final_instrs (Dynarray.to_array program.constants) (SymbolTable.cardinal tbl))
diff --git a/lib/vm/types.ml b/lib/vm/types.ml
index 4ec6db1..3c30e87 100644
--- a/lib/vm/types.ml
+++ b/lib/vm/types.ml
@@ -36,4 +36,15 @@ type vm_state = {
     mutable stack : value list
   }
 
+
+let make_vm instrs constants global_count =
+  {
+    i = 0;
+    instrs = instrs;
+    globals = Array.make global_count Nil;
+    constants = constants;
+    env = [];
+    stack = [];
+  }
+
 (* TODO: add facilities to print the VM state in case of errors. *)