diff --git a/spec/inputs/test/format_spec.yue b/spec/inputs/test/format_spec.yue
index 5076445..cbd9d22 100644
--- a/spec/inputs/test/format_spec.yue
+++ b/spec/inputs/test/format_spec.yue
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ files = [
 	"spec/inputs/test/table_spreading_spec.yue"
 	"spec/inputs/test/loops_spec.yue"
 	"spec/inputs/test/format_spec.yue"
+	"spec/inputs/upvalue_func.yue"
 	"spec/inputs/unicode/macro_export.yue"
 	"spec/inputs/unicode/attrib.yue"
 	"spec/inputs/unicode/macro.yue"
diff --git a/spec/inputs/upvalue_func.yue b/spec/inputs/upvalue_func.yue
index a4155da..159be76 100644
--- a/spec/inputs/upvalue_func.yue
+++ b/spec/inputs/upvalue_func.yue
@@ -205,3 +205,21 @@ GameEngine\schedule (deltaTime) -> -- closure 1
 			UpdateScoreText "Score: #{value}" -- value is captured by closure 2
 		"continue"
 
+-- test cases from issue
+do
+	buff_strength = (char, item) ->
+		item.buffer.strength? char.stats.strength?::ref()
+
+	exe_func = (func, env) ->
+		ok, ... = try
+			debug_env_before(env)
+			func(env)
+			debug_env_after(env)
+		catch ex
+			-- accessing ex and error
+			error ex
+			return ex
+		if ok
+			return ...
+		else
+			os.exit(1)
diff --git a/spec/outputs/test/format_spec.lua b/spec/outputs/test/format_spec.lua
index b12fb04..33a85f2 100644
--- a/spec/outputs/test/format_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/outputs/test/format_spec.lua
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ local files = {
 	"spec/inputs/test/table_spreading_spec.yue",
 	"spec/inputs/test/loops_spec.yue",
 	"spec/inputs/test/format_spec.yue",
+	"spec/inputs/upvalue_func.yue",
 	"spec/inputs/unicode/macro_export.yue",
 	"spec/inputs/unicode/attrib.yue",
 	"spec/inputs/unicode/macro.yue",
diff --git a/spec/outputs/upvalue_func.lua b/spec/outputs/upvalue_func.lua
index 125d75f..5768d2d 100644
--- a/spec/outputs/upvalue_func.lua
+++ b/spec/outputs/upvalue_func.lua
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ GameEngine:schedule(function(deltaTime)
 	local value = 123
 	return func(_anon_func_27(UpdateScoreText, tostring, value))
 end)
-return GameEngine:schedule(function(deltaTime)
+GameEngine:schedule(function(deltaTime)
 	local value = 123
 	return func((function()
 		if value > 200 then
@@ -500,3 +500,44 @@ return GameEngine:schedule(function(deltaTime)
 		end
 	end)())
 end)
+local _anon_func_28 = function(char)
+	local _obj_0 = char.stats.strength
+	if _obj_0 ~= nil then
+		return _obj_0:ref()
+	end
+	return nil
+end
+local _anon_func_29 = function(os, _arg_0, ...)
+	do
+		local ok = _arg_0
+		if ok then
+			return ...
+		else
+			return os.exit(1)
+		end
+	end
+end
+local _anon_func_30 = function(debug_env_after, debug_env_before, env, func)
+	do
+		debug_env_before(env)
+		func(env)
+		return debug_env_after(env)
+	end
+end
+do
+	local buff_strength
+	buff_strength = function(char, item)
+		local _obj_0 = item.buffer.strength
+		if _obj_0 ~= nil then
+			return _obj_0(_anon_func_28(char))
+		end
+		return nil
+	end
+	local exe_func
+	exe_func = function(func, env)
+		return _anon_func_29(os, xpcall(_anon_func_30, function(ex)
+			error(ex)
+			return ex
+		end, debug_env_after, debug_env_before, env, func))
+	end
+end