diff --git a/src/backend/vm.nim b/src/backend/vm.nim
index b43a733..74aa9e3 100644
--- a/src/backend/vm.nim
+++ b/src/backend/vm.nim
@@ -470,40 +470,23 @@ proc dispatch*(self: PeonVM) =
                     discard self.popc()
             # Jump opcodes
             of Jump:
-                self.ip = self.readShort()
+                self.ip = self.readLong()
             of JumpForwards:
-                self.ip += self.readShort()
+                self.ip += self.readLong()
             of JumpBackwards:
-                self.ip -= self.readShort()
+                self.ip -= self.readLong()
             of JumpIfFalse:
                 if not self.peek().boolean:
-                    self.ip += self.readShort()
+                    self.ip += self.readLong()
             of JumpIfTrue:
                 if self.peek().boolean:
-                    self.ip += self.readShort()
+                    self.ip += self.readLong()
             of JumpIfFalsePop:
+                let ip = self.readLong()
                 if not self.peek().boolean:
-                    self.ip += self.readShort()
+                    self.ip = ip
                 discard self.pop()
             of JumpIfFalseOrPop:
-                if not self.peek().boolean:
-                    self.ip += self.readShort()
-                else:
-                    discard self.pop()
-            of LongJumpIfFalse:
-                if not self.peek().boolean:
-                    self.ip += self.readLong()
-            of LongJumpIfFalsePop:
-                if not self.peek().boolean:
-                    self.ip += self.readLong()
-                discard self.pop()
-            of LongJumpForwards:
-                self.ip += self.readLong()
-            of LongJumpBackwards:
-                self.ip -= self.readLong()
-            of LongJump:
-                self.ip = self.readLong()
-            of LongJumpIfFalseOrPop:
                 if not self.peek().boolean:
                     self.ip += self.readLong()
                 else:
diff --git a/src/config.nim b/src/config.nim
index 12c2291..218807b 100644
--- a/src/config.nim
+++ b/src/config.nim
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ when len(PEON_COMMIT_HASH) != 40:
 const PEON_BRANCH* = "master"
 when len(PEON_BRANCH) > 255:
     {.fatal: "The git branch name's length must be less than or equal to 255 characters".}
-const DEBUG_TRACE_VM* = false # Traces VM execution
+const DEBUG_TRACE_VM* = true # Traces VM execution
 const DEBUG_TRACE_GC* = false # Traces the garbage collector (TODO)
 const DEBUG_TRACE_ALLOCATION* = false # Traces memory allocation/deallocation
 const DEBUG_TRACE_COMPILER* = false # Traces the compiler
diff --git a/src/frontend/compiler.nim b/src/frontend/compiler.nim
index fcec330..13555da 100644
--- a/src/frontend/compiler.nim
+++ b/src/frontend/compiler.nim
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ proc declareName(self: Compiler, node: Declaration) =
             if self.scopeDepth > 0:
                 # Closure variables are only used in local
                 # scopes
-                self.emitByte(LongJumpForwards)
+                self.emitByte(JumpForwards)
                 self.emitBytes(0.toTriple())
         of NodeKind.funDecl:
             var node = FunDecl(node)
@@ -1098,6 +1098,17 @@ proc blockStmt(self: Compiler, node: BlockStmt) =
 proc ifStmt(self: Compiler, node: IfStmt) =
     ## Compiles if/else statements for conditional
     ## execution of code
+    var cond = self.inferType(node.condition)
+    if not self.compareTypes(cond, Type(kind: Bool)):
+        if cond == nil:
+            if node.condition.kind == identExpr:
+                self.error(&"reference to undeclared identifier '{IdentExpr(node.condition).name.lexeme}'")
+            elif node.condition.kind == callExpr and CallExpr(node.condition).callee.kind == identExpr:
+                self.error(&"reference to undeclared identifier '{IdentExpr(CallExpr(node.condition).callee).name.lexeme}'")
+            else:
+                self.error(&"expecting value of type 'bool', but expression has no type")
+        else:
+            self.error(&"expecting value of type 'bool', got '{self.typeToStr(cond)}' instead")
     self.expression(node.condition)
     var jumpCode: OpCode
     if self.enableOptimizations:
@@ -1118,21 +1129,11 @@ proc ifStmt(self: Compiler, node: IfStmt) =
 proc emitLoop(self: Compiler, begin: int) =
     ## Emits a JumpBackwards instruction with the correct
     ## jump offset
-    var offset: int
-    case OpCode(self.chunk.code[begin + 1]): # The jump instruction
-        of LongJumpForwards, LongJumpBackwards, LongJumpIfFalse,
-                LongJumpIfFalsePop, LongJumpIfTrue:
-            offset = self.chunk.code.len() - begin + 4
-        else:
-            offset = self.chunk.code.len() - begin
-    if offset > uint16.high().int:
-        if offset > 16777215:
-            self.error("cannot jump more than 16777215 bytecode instructions")
-        self.emitByte(LongJumpBackwards)
-        self.emitBytes(offset.toTriple())
-    else:
-        self.emitByte(JumpBackwards)
-        self.emitBytes(offset.toDouble())
+    var offset = self.chunk.code.len() - begin + 4
+    if offset > 16777215:
+        self.error("cannot jump more than 16777215 bytecode instructions")
+    self.emitByte(JumpBackwards)
+    self.emitBytes(offset.toTriple())
 
 
 proc whileStmt(self: Compiler, node: WhileStmt) =
@@ -1299,14 +1300,10 @@ proc raiseStmt(self: Compiler, node: RaiseStmt) =
 proc continueStmt(self: Compiler, node: ContinueStmt) =
     ## Compiles continue statements. A continue statements
     ## jumps to the next iteration in a loop
-    if self.currentLoop.start <= 65535:
-        self.emitByte(Jump)
-        self.emitBytes(self.currentLoop.start.toDouble())
-    else:
-        if self.currentLoop.start > 16777215:
-            self.error("too much code to jump over in continue statement")
-        self.emitByte(LongJump)
-        self.emitBytes(self.currentLoop.start.toTriple())
+    if self.currentLoop.start > 16777215:
+        self.error("too much code to jump over in continue statement")
+    self.emitByte(Jump)
+    self.emitBytes(self.currentLoop.start.toTriple())
 
 
 proc breakStmt(self: Compiler, node: BreakStmt) =
@@ -1422,7 +1419,7 @@ proc funDecl(self: Compiler, node: FunDecl) =
     self.frames.add(self.names.high())
     let fn = self.names[^(node.arguments.len() + 1)]
     fn.codePos = self.chunk.code.len()
-    let jmp = self.emitJump(LongJumpForwards)
+    let jmp = self.emitJump(JumpForwards)
     for argument in node.arguments:
         self.emitByte(LoadArgument)
     if node.returnType != nil and self.inferType(node.returnType) == nil:
diff --git a/src/frontend/meta/bytecode.nim b/src/frontend/meta/bytecode.nim
index ea0b340..b35fa61 100644
--- a/src/frontend/meta/bytecode.nim
+++ b/src/frontend/meta/bytecode.nim
@@ -110,14 +110,6 @@ type
         JumpIfTrue, # Jumps to a relative index in the bytecode if x is true
         JumpIfFalsePop, # Like JumpIfFalse, but also pops off the stack (regardless of truthyness). Optimization for if statements
         JumpIfFalseOrPop, # Jumps to an absolute index in the bytecode if x is false and pops otherwise (used for logical and)
-        ## Long variants of jumps (they use a 24-bit operand instead of a 16-bit one)
-        LongJump,
-        LongJumpIfFalse,
-        LongJumpIfTrue,
-        LongJumpIfFalsePop,
-        LongJumpIfFalseOrPop,
-        LongJumpForwards,
-        LongJumpBackwards,
         ## Functions
         Call, # Calls a function and initiates a new stack frame
         Return, # Terminates the current function
@@ -175,11 +167,9 @@ const argumentTripleInstructions* = {}
 const callInstructions* = {Call, }
 
 # Jump instructions jump at relative or absolute bytecode offsets
-const jumpInstructions* = {Jump, LongJump, JumpIfFalse, JumpIfFalsePop,
+const jumpInstructions* = {Jump, JumpIfFalse, JumpIfFalsePop,
                            JumpForwards, JumpBackwards,
-                           LongJumpIfFalse, LongJumpIfFalsePop,
-                           LongJumpForwards, LongJumpBackwards,
-                           JumpIfTrue, LongJumpIfTrue}
+                           JumpIfTrue}
 
 
 proc newChunk*: Chunk =
diff --git a/src/main.nim b/src/main.nim
index 450c44b..bdd3b58 100644
--- a/src/main.nim
+++ b/src/main.nim
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ proc getLineEditor: LineEditor
 # Handy dandy compile-time constants
 const debugLexer = false
 const debugParser = false
-const debugCompiler = false
+const debugCompiler = true
 const debugSerializer = false
 const debugRuntime = false
 
diff --git a/src/util/debugger.nim b/src/util/debugger.nim
index 5270d09..3562620 100644
--- a/src/util/debugger.nim
+++ b/src/util/debugger.nim
@@ -167,21 +167,12 @@ proc constantInstruction(self: Debugger, instruction: OpCode) =
 proc jumpInstruction(self: Debugger, instruction: OpCode) =
     ## Debugs jumps
     var orig = self.current
-    var jump: int
-    case instruction:
-        of Jump, JumpIfFalse, JumpIfTrue, JumpIfFalsePop, JumpForwards, JumpBackwards:
-            jump = [self.chunk.code[self.current + 1], self.chunk.code[self.current + 2]].fromDouble().int()
-        of LongJump, LongJumpIfFalse, LongJumpIfTrue, LongJumpIfFalsePop,
-                LongJumpForwards, LongJumpBackwards:
-            jump = [self.chunk.code[self.current + 1], self.chunk.code[self.current + 2], self.chunk.code[self.current + 3]].fromTriple().int()
-            self.current += 1
-        else:
-            discard # Unreachable
+    var jump = [self.chunk.code[self.current + 1], self.chunk.code[self.current + 2], self.chunk.code[self.current + 3]].fromTriple().int()
     printInstruction(instruction, true)
     printDebug("Jump size: ")
     stdout.styledWrite(fgYellow, $jump)
     nl()
-    self.current += 3
+    self.current += 4
     for i in countup(orig, self.current + 1):
         self.checkFrameStart(i)