diff --git a/compiler/fn.v b/compiler/fn.v
index b91a80c6d4..a2072bd976 100644
--- a/compiler/fn.v
+++ b/compiler/fn.v
@@ -293,18 +293,6 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() {
 		p.fgen(' ')
 		typ = p.get_type()
 	}
-	// multiple returns
-	if typ.starts_with('_V_MulRet_') && p.first_pass() && !p.table.known_type(typ) {
-		p.table.register_type2(Type{
-			cat: TypeCategory.struct_,
-			name: typ,
-			mod: p.mod
-		})
-		for i, t in typ.replace('_V_MulRet_', '').replace('_PTR_', '*').split('_V_') {
-			p.table.add_field(typ, 'var_$i', t, false, '', .public)
-		}
-		p.cgen.typedefs << 'typedef struct $typ $typ;'
-	}
 	// Translated C code and .vh can have empty functions (just definitions)
 	is_fn_header := !is_c && !p.is_vh &&
 		(p.pref.translated || p.pref.is_test || p.is_vh) &&
@@ -733,9 +721,8 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_args(f mut Fn) {
 				p.error('you must provide a type for vargs: eg `...string`. multiple types `...` are not supported yet.')
 			}
 			t := p.get_type()
-			vargs_struct := '_V_FnVargs_$f.name'
 			// register varg struct, incase function is never called
-			p.fn_register_vargs_stuct(f, t, []string)
+			vargs_struct := p.fn_register_vargs_stuct(f, t, []string)
 			p.cgen.typedefs << 'typedef struct $vargs_struct $vargs_struct;\n'
 			typ = '...$t'
 		} else {
@@ -1018,7 +1005,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_call_args(f mut Fn) &Fn {
 	return f // TODO is return f right?
 }
 
-fn (p mut Parser) fn_register_vargs_stuct(f &Fn, typ string, values []string) {
+fn (p mut Parser) fn_register_vargs_stuct(f &Fn, typ string, values []string) string {
 	vargs_struct := '_V_FnVargs_$f.name'
 	varg_type := Type{
 		cat: TypeCategory.struct_,
@@ -1032,6 +1019,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_register_vargs_stuct(f &Fn, typ string, values []string) {
 	}
 	p.table.add_field(vargs_struct, 'len', 'int', false, '', .public)
 	p.table.add_field(vargs_struct, 'args[$values.len]', typ, false, '', .public)
+	return vargs_struct
 }
 
 fn (p mut Parser) fn_gen_caller_vargs(f mut Fn) {
@@ -1060,8 +1048,24 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_gen_caller_vargs(f mut Fn) {
 	if f.args.len > 1 {
 		p.cgen.gen(',')
 	}
-	p.cgen.gen('&(_V_FnVargs_$f.name){.len=$values.len,.args={'+values.join(',')+'}}')
-	p.fn_register_vargs_stuct(f, varg_def_type, values)
+	vargs_struct := p.fn_register_vargs_stuct(f, varg_def_type, values)
+	p.cgen.gen('&($vargs_struct){.len=$values.len,.args={'+values.join(',')+'}}')
+	
+}
+
+fn (p mut Parser) register_multi_return_stuct(types []string) string {
+	typ := '_V_MulRet_' + types.join('_V_').replace('*', '_PTR_')
+	if p.table.known_type(typ) { return typ }
+	p.table.register_type2(Type{
+		cat: TypeCategory.struct_,
+		name: typ,
+		mod: p.mod
+	})
+	for i, t in typ.replace('_V_MulRet_', '').replace('_PTR_', '*').split('_V_') {
+		p.table.add_field(typ, 'var_$i', t, false, '', .public)
+	}
+	p.cgen.typedefs << 'typedef struct $typ $typ;'
+	return typ
 }
 
 // "fn (int, string) int"
diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index 0438e150a9..b154cde221 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -937,7 +937,8 @@ fn (p mut Parser) get_type() string {
 		}
 		p.check(.rpar)
 		// p.inside_tuple = false
-		return '_V_MulRet_' + types.join('_V_').replace('*', '_PTR_')
+		typ = p.register_multi_return_stuct(types)
+		return typ
 	}
 	// fn type
 	if p.tok == .func {
diff --git a/compiler/tests/fn_test.v b/compiler/tests/fn_test.v
index 8bcec835af..7125af85af 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/fn_test.v
+++ b/compiler/tests/fn_test.v
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ fn high_fn(f fn(int) int) {
 
 }
 
+fn high_fn_array(f fn(a []int) []int) {
+
+}
+
+fn high_fn_multi_return(a int, b fn (c []int, d []string) ([]int, []string)) {
+
+}
+
 fn test_fns() {
 	// no asserts for now, just test function declarations above
 }