diff --git a/engine/vm.c b/engine/vm.c
index 8d21f4e..50cf111 100644
--- a/engine/vm.c
+++ b/engine/vm.c
@@ -4829,24 +4829,23 @@ static sxi32 VmByteCodeExec(
 							for(n = 0 ; n < SySetUsed(&pVmFunc->aStatic) ; ++n) {
 								pStatic = &aStatic[n];
 								if(pStatic->nIdx == SXU32_HIGH) {
+									ph7_value *pVal;
 									/* Initialize the static variables */
 									pObj = VmReserveMemObj(&(*pVm), &pStatic->nIdx);
-									if(pObj) {
-										/* Assume a NULL initialization value */
-										PH7_MemObjInit(&(*pVm), pObj);
-										if(SySetUsed(&pStatic->aByteCode) > 0) {
-											/* Evaluate initialization expression (Any complex expression) */
-											VmLocalExec(&(*pVm), &pStatic->aByteCode, pObj);
-										}
-										if((pObj->iFlags & MEMOBJ_NULL) == 0 && pObj->iFlags != pStatic->iFlags) {
-											PH7_VmThrowError(&(*pVm), PH7_CTX_ERR,
-															"Value does not match the data type of '$%z' variable", &pStatic->sName);
-										}
-										pObj->iFlags = pStatic->iFlags;
-										pObj->nIdx = pStatic->nIdx;
-									} else {
-										continue;
+									pVal = PH7_ReserveMemObj(&(*pVm));
+									if(pObj == 0 || pVal == 0) {
+										PH7_VmMemoryError(&(*pVm));
 									}
+									if(SySetUsed(&pStatic->aByteCode) > 0) {
+										/* Evaluate initialization expression (Any complex expression) */
+										VmLocalExec(&(*pVm), &pStatic->aByteCode, pVal);
+									}
+									MemObjSetType(pObj, pStatic->iFlags);
+									rc = PH7_MemObjSafeStore(pVal, pObj);
+									if(rc != SXRET_OK) {
+										PH7_VmThrowError(&(*pVm), PH7_CTX_ERR, "Cannot assign a value of incompatible type to variable '$%z'", &pStatic->sName);
+									}
+									pObj->nIdx = pStatic->nIdx;
 								}
 								/* Install in the current frame */
 								SyHashInsert(&pFrame->hVar, SyStringData(&pStatic->sName), SyStringLength(&pStatic->sName),