diff --git a/src/ndspkg/types/hashtable.nim b/src/ndspkg/types/hashtable.nim
index 11818cf..94c35f0 100644
--- a/src/ndspkg/types/hashtable.nim
+++ b/src/ndspkg/types/hashtable.nim
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ proc newTable*[U, V]: Table[U, V] =
   result.cap = 0
   result.count = 0
 
+proc newTable*[U, V](initcap: int): Table[U, V] =
+  result.cap = initcap
+  result.count = 0
+  result.entries = cast[ptr UncheckedArray[Entry[U, V]]](alloc0(sizeof(Entry[U, V]) * initcap))
+
 proc newNdTable*[U, V]: NdTable[U, V] =
   result = cast[NdTable[U, V]](alloc(sizeof(Table[U, V])))
   result[].cap = 0
diff --git a/src/ndspkg/vm.nim b/src/ndspkg/vm.nim
index d721b81..ec2d59a 100644
--- a/src/ndspkg/vm.nim
+++ b/src/ndspkg/vm.nim
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ proc run*(chunk: Chunk): InterpretResult =
     ip: ptr uint8 = chunk.code[0].unsafeAddr
     stack: Stack[NdValue] = newStack[NdValue](256)
     hadError: bool
-    globals: Table[NdValue, NdValue]
+    globals: Table[NdValue, NdValue] = newTable[NdValue, NdValue](64)
     frames: Stack[Frame] = newStack[Frame](4)
     openUpvalues: Upvalue[NdValue] = nil
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ proc run*(chunk: Chunk): InterpretResult =
       upval.location = upval.closed.addr
       openUpvalues = upval.next
 
-  # initialize globals
+  
   constructStdlib()
   for i in 0 .. natives.high():
     let native = i.uint32.fromNative()