diff --git a/Strata/Languages/Laurel/LiftImperativeExpressions.lean b/Strata/Languages/Laurel/LiftImperativeExpressions.lean
index 65af0996d5..157c376e05 100644
--- a/Strata/Languages/Laurel/LiftImperativeExpressions.lean
+++ b/Strata/Languages/Laurel/LiftImperativeExpressions.lean
@@ -269,19 +269,22 @@ def transformExpr (expr : StmtExprMd) : LiftM StmtExprMd := do
 
   | .StaticCall callee args =>
     let model := (← get).model
-    let seqArgs ← args.reverse.mapM transformExpr
-    let seqCall := ⟨.StaticCall callee seqArgs.reverse, source⟩
     if model.isFunction callee then
-      return seqCall
+      let seqArgs ← args.reverse.mapM transformExpr
+      return ⟨.StaticCall callee seqArgs.reverse, source⟩
     else
-      -- Imperative call in expression position: lift it like an assignment
+      -- Imperative call in expression position: lift to an assignment
+      let prePrepends ← takePrepends
+      let seqArgs ← args.reverse.mapM transformExpr
+      let argPrepends ← takePrepends
+      let seqCall := ⟨.StaticCall callee seqArgs.reverse, source⟩
       let callResultVar ← freshCondVar
       let callResultType ← computeType expr
       let liftedCall := [
         ⟨ (.Var (.Declare ⟨callResultVar, callResultType⟩)), source ⟩,
         ⟨.Assign [⟨ .Local callResultVar, source⟩] seqCall, source⟩
       ]
-      modify fun s => { s with prependedStmts := s.prependedStmts ++ liftedCall}
+      modify fun s => { s with prependedStmts := s.prependedStmts ++ argPrepends ++ prePrepends ++ liftedCall}
       return bare (.Var (.Local callResultVar))
 
   | .IfThenElse cond thenBranch elseBranch =>
diff --git a/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/Examples/Fundamentals/T2_ImpureExpressions.lean b/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/Examples/Fundamentals/T2_ImpureExpressions.lean
index e65d283f57..0988eee94f 100644
--- a/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/Examples/Fundamentals/T2_ImpureExpressions.lean
+++ b/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/Examples/Fundamentals/T2_ImpureExpressions.lean
@@ -139,13 +139,9 @@ procedure addProcCaller(): int
 {
   var x: int := 0;
   var y: int := addProc({x := 1; x}, {x := x + 10; x});
-  assert y == 11
-
-  // The next statement is not translated correctly.
-  // I think it's a bug in the handling of StaticCall
-  // Where a reference is substituted when it should not be
-  // var z: int := addProc({x := 1; x}, {x := x + 10; x}) + (x := 3);
-  // assert z == 14
+  assert y == 11;
+  var z: int := addProc({x := 1; x}, {x := x + 10; x}) + (x := 3);
+  assert z == 15
 };
 "