diff --git a/include/gravity/core.h b/include/gravity/core.h
index 46bf591..f0300ec 100644
--- a/include/gravity/core.h
+++ b/include/gravity/core.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ GravityBuilder gravityCreateBuilder(void);
 GravityFunction gravityNewFunction(GravityModule module, const char* name, GravityType functionType);
 GravityBlock gravityStartBlock(const char* name, GravityFunction function);
 
-GravityValue newIntConstant(GravityType intType, int64_t value);
+GravityValue gravityBuildIntConstant(GravityBuilder builder, GravityType intType, int64_t value, const char* name);
 
 GravityType gravityCreateFunctionType(int numArgs, GravityType* argTypes, GravityType returnType);
 GravityType gravityCreateIntegerType(uint8_t width, bool isSigned);
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ void gravityBuilderSwitchToBlock(GravityBuilder builder, GravityBlock block);
 void gravityAppendBlockArgument(GravityBlock block, GravityType type);
 GravityValue gravityGetBlockArg(GravityBlock block, unsigned int index);
 
-GravityValue gravityNewIntConstant(GravityType intType, int64_t value);
-
 // instructions
 GravityValue gravityBuildAlloc(GravityBuilder builder, GravityType type, const char* name);
 void gravityBuildStore(GravityBuilder builder, GravityValue pointer, GravityValue value);
diff --git a/src/builder.c b/src/builder.c
index 5a40c95..576abdb 100644
--- a/src/builder.c
+++ b/src/builder.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ GravityValue gravityBuildAlloc(GravityBuilder builder, GravityType type, const c
 
     GravityType wrapperType = gravityCreateType();
     wrapperType->typeKind = GravityTypeTypeKind;
-    wrapperType->typeData = type;\
+    wrapperType->typeData = type;
 
     GravityValue constant = gravityNewConstant(wrapperType);
     gravityBuildInstruction(builder, GravityOpcodeAlloc, (GravityValue[]){constant}, 1, result);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void gravityBuildBr(GravityBuilder builder, GravityValue condition, GravityBlock
 
     gravityBuildInstruction(
         builder,
-        GravityOpcodeBranch,
+        GravityOpcodeJumpIf,
         (GravityValue[]){condition, thenValue, elseValue},
         3,
         NULL
@@ -116,4 +116,19 @@ void gravityBuildJump(GravityBuilder builder, GravityBlock block, GravityValue*
         1,
         NULL
     );
+}
+
+GravityValue gravityBuildIntConstant(GravityBuilder builder, GravityType intType, int64_t value, const char* name) {
+    GravityValue irConstant = gravityNewIntConstant(intType, value);
+    GravityValue result = gravityNewValue(name, intType);
+
+    gravityBuildInstruction(
+        builder,
+        GravityOpcodeIntConst,
+        (GravityValue[]){irConstant},
+        1,
+        result
+    );
+
+    return result;
 }
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diff --git a/src/builder.h b/src/builder.h
index a3cbfcf..bb99424 100644
--- a/src/builder.h
+++ b/src/builder.h
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ void gravityBuildRet(GravityBuilder builder, GravityValue returnValue);
 void gravityBuildBr(GravityBuilder builder, GravityValue condition, GravityBlock thenBranch, GravityValue* thenParams, GravityBlock elseBranch, GravityValue* elseParams);
 void gravityBuildJump(GravityBuilder builder, GravityBlock block, GravityValue* params);
 
+GravityValue gravityBuildIntConstant(GravityBuilder builder, GravityType intType, int64_t value, const char* name);
+
 #endif
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diff --git a/src/instruction.c b/src/instruction.c
index 1ad7974..69a56b8 100644
--- a/src/instruction.c
+++ b/src/instruction.c
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ char* gravityOpcodeToCStr(GravityOpcode opcode) {
         case GravityOpcodeStore: return "store";
         case GravityOpcodeLoad: return "load";
         case GravityOpcodeRet: return "ret";
-        case GravityOpcodeBranch: return "br";
-        case GravityOpcodeJump: return "jmp";
+        case GravityOpcodeJumpIf: return "jumpif";
+        case GravityOpcodeJump: return "jump";
+        case GravityOpcodeIntConst: return "iconst";
         default: return "fixme";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/instruction.h b/src/instruction.h
index 5ade036..b94c6d0 100644
--- a/src/instruction.h
+++ b/src/instruction.h
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ typedef enum {
     GravityOpcodeStore,
     GravityOpcodeLoad,
     GravityOpcodeRet,
-    GravityOpcodeBranch,
-    GravityOpcodeJump
+    GravityOpcodeJumpIf,
+    GravityOpcodeJump,
+    GravityOpcodeIntConst
 } GravityOpcode;
 
 struct GravityInstruction {
diff --git a/test.c b/test.c
index 76ba47e..c135573 100644
--- a/test.c
+++ b/test.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 int main(void) {
+    // define program
     GravityModule module = gravityCreateModule();
     GravityBuilder builder = gravityCreateBuilder();
 
@@ -20,27 +21,33 @@ int main(void) {
     gravityAppendBlockArgument(elseBlock, ptrType);
 
     GravityBlock mergeBlock = gravityStartBlock("merge", mainFunc);
+    gravityAppendBlockArgument(mergeBlock, ptrType);
 
     // write entry
     gravityBuilderSwitchToBlock(builder, entryBlock);
     GravityValue x = gravityBuildAlloc(builder, charType, "x");
 
-    gravityBuildBr(builder, gravityNewIntConstant(charType, 1), thenBlock, (GravityValue[]){x}, elseBlock, (GravityValue[]){x});
+    GravityValue oneConst = gravityBuildIntConstant(builder, charType, 1, "true");
+    gravityBuildBr(builder, oneConst, thenBlock, (GravityValue[]){x}, elseBlock, (GravityValue[]){x});
 
     // then block
     gravityBuilderSwitchToBlock(builder, thenBlock);
     GravityValue thenValue = gravityGetBlockArg(thenBlock, 0);
-    gravityBuildStore(builder, thenValue, gravityNewIntConstant(charType, 5));
-    gravityBuildJump(builder, mergeBlock, NULL);
+    GravityValue fiveConst = gravityBuildIntConstant(builder, charType, 5, "five");
+    gravityBuildStore(builder, thenValue, fiveConst);
+    gravityBuildJump(builder, mergeBlock, (GravityValue[]){thenValue});
 
     // else block
     gravityBuilderSwitchToBlock(builder, elseBlock);
     GravityValue elseValue = gravityGetBlockArg(elseBlock, 0);
-    gravityBuildStore(builder, elseValue, gravityNewIntConstant(charType, 10));
-    gravityBuildJump(builder, mergeBlock, NULL);
+    GravityValue tenConst = gravityBuildIntConstant(builder, charType, 10, "ten");
+    gravityBuildStore(builder, elseValue, tenConst);
+    gravityBuildJump(builder, mergeBlock, (GravityValue[]){elseValue});
     
+    // merge block
     gravityBuilderSwitchToBlock(builder, mergeBlock);
-    GravityValue xValue = gravityBuildLoad(builder, x, "xValue");
+    GravityValue xVar = gravityGetBlockArg(mergeBlock, 0);
+    GravityValue xValue = gravityBuildLoad(builder, xVar, "xValue");
     gravityBuildRet(builder, xValue);
 
     printf("%s\n", gravityFunctionToCStr(mainFunc));