diff --git a/updatedshmup.p8 b/updatedshmup.p8
index 4e817e2..04496ee 100644
--- a/updatedshmup.p8
+++ b/updatedshmup.p8
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ function mknew(tt, more)
   if(more) more(ret)
   if(oldnew) oldnew(ret)
   setmetatable(ret, mt)
+  return ret
  end
 end