diff --git a/src/eval/eval_interpret.c b/src/eval/eval_interpret.c
index 842c6945..4bc92189 100644
--- a/src/eval/eval_interpret.c
+++ b/src/eval/eval_interpret.c
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ e_interpret(String8 bytecode)
           result.code = E_InterpretationCode_BadMemRead;
           goto done;
         }
+        if(e_space_match(selected_space, e_interpret_ctx->reg_space))
+        {
+          selected_space = e_interpret_ctx->primary_space;
+        }
       }break;
       
       case RDI_EvalOp_RegRead: