diff --git a/Strata/Languages/Laurel/LiftImperativeExpressions.lean b/Strata/Languages/Laurel/LiftImperativeExpressions.lean
index e29618fef..f1e560340 100644
--- a/Strata/Languages/Laurel/LiftImperativeExpressions.lean
+++ b/Strata/Languages/Laurel/LiftImperativeExpressions.lean
@@ -104,9 +104,42 @@ private def freshCondVar : LiftM Identifier := do
   modify fun s => { s with condCounter := n + 1 }
   return s!"$c_{n}"
 
-private def addPrepend (stmt : StmtExprMd) : LiftM Unit :=
+private def prepend (stmt : StmtExprMd) : LiftM Unit :=
   modify fun s => { s with prependedStmts := stmt :: s.prependedStmts }
 
+private def onlyKeepSideEffectStmtsAndLast (stmts : List StmtExprMd) : LiftM (List StmtExprMd) := do
+  match stmts with
+  | [] => return []
+  | _ =>
+    let last := stmts.getLast!
+    let nonLast ← stmts.dropLast.flatMapM (fun s =>
+      match s.val with
+      | .LocalVariable .. => do
+          -- This addPrepend is a hack to work around Core not having let expressions
+          -- Otherwise we could keep them in the block
+          prepend s
+          pure []
+      | .Assert _ => do
+          -- Hack to work around Core not supporting assert expressions
+          -- Otherwise we could keep them in the block
+          prepend s
+          pure []
+      | .Assume _ => do
+          -- Hack to work around Core not supporting assume expressions
+          -- Otherwise we could keep them in the block
+          prepend s
+          pure []
+
+      /-
+      Any other impure StmtExpr, like .Assign, .Exit or .Return,
+      should already have been processed by translateExpr,
+      so we can assume this StmtExpr is pure and can be dropped.
+      TODO: currently .Exit and .Return are not processed by translateExpr, this is a bug
+      -/
+      | _ => pure []
+    )
+    return nonLast ++ [last]
+
 private def takePrepends : LiftM (List StmtExprMd) := do
   let stmts := (← get).prependedStmts
   modify fun s => { s with prependedStmts := [] }
@@ -171,7 +204,7 @@ and updates substitutions. The value should already be transformed by the caller
 private def liftAssignExpr (targets : List StmtExprMd) (seqValue : StmtExprMd)
     (md : Imperative.MetaData Core.Expression) : LiftM Unit := do
   -- Prepend the assignment itself
-  addPrepend (⟨.Assign targets seqValue, md⟩)
+  prepend (⟨.Assign targets seqValue, md⟩)
   -- Create a before-snapshot for each target and update substitutions
   for target in targets do
     match target.val with
@@ -179,7 +212,7 @@ private def liftAssignExpr (targets : List StmtExprMd) (seqValue : StmtExprMd)
         let snapshotName ← freshTempFor varName
         let varType ← computeType target
         -- Snapshot goes before the assignment (cons pushes to front)
-        addPrepend (⟨.LocalVariable snapshotName varType (some (⟨.Identifier varName, md⟩)), md⟩)
+        prepend (⟨.LocalVariable snapshotName varType (some (⟨.Identifier varName, md⟩)), md⟩)
         setSubst varName snapshotName
     | _ => pure ()
 
@@ -200,7 +233,7 @@ def transformExpr (expr : StmtExprMd) : LiftM StmtExprMd := do
   | .Hole false (some holeType) =>
       -- Nondeterministic typed hole: lift to a fresh variable with no initializer (havoc)
       let holeVar ← freshCondVar
-      addPrepend (bare (.LocalVariable holeVar holeType none))
+      prepend (bare (.LocalVariable holeVar holeType none))
       return bare (.Identifier holeVar)
 
   | .Assign targets value =>
@@ -235,12 +268,13 @@ def transformExpr (expr : StmtExprMd) : LiftM StmtExprMd := do
       return seqCall
     else
       -- Imperative call in expression position: lift it like an assignment
-      -- Order matters: assign must be prepended first (it's newest-first),
-      -- so that when reversed the var declaration comes before the call.
       let callResultVar ← freshCondVar
       let callResultType ← computeType expr
-      addPrepend (⟨.Assign [bare (.Identifier callResultVar)] seqCall, md⟩)
-      addPrepend (bare (.LocalVariable callResultVar callResultType none))
+      let liftedCall := [
+        ⟨ (.LocalVariable callResultVar callResultType none), md ⟩,
+        ⟨.Assign [bare (.Identifier callResultVar)] seqCall, md⟩
+      ]
+      modify fun s => { s with prependedStmts := s.prependedStmts ++ liftedCall}
       return bare (.Identifier callResultVar)
 
   | .IfThenElse cond thenBranch elseBranch =>
@@ -277,8 +311,8 @@ def transformExpr (expr : StmtExprMd) : LiftM StmtExprMd := do
         let condType ← computeType thenBranch
         -- IfThenElse added first (cons puts it deeper), then declaration (cons puts it on top)
         -- Output order: declaration, then if-then-else
-        addPrepend (⟨.IfThenElse seqCond thenBlock seqElse, md⟩)
-        addPrepend (bare (.LocalVariable condVar condType none))
+        prepend (⟨.IfThenElse seqCond thenBlock seqElse, md⟩)
+        prepend (bare (.LocalVariable condVar condType none))
         return bare (.Identifier condVar)
       else
         -- No assignments in branches — recurse normally
@@ -289,21 +323,9 @@ def transformExpr (expr : StmtExprMd) : LiftM StmtExprMd := do
           | none => pure none
         return ⟨.IfThenElse seqCond seqThen seqElse, md⟩
 
-  | .Block stmts metadata =>
-      -- Block in expression position: lift all but last to prepends
-      match h_last : stmts.getLast? with
-      | none => return bare (.Block [] metadata)
-      | some last => do
-          have := List.mem_of_getLast? h_last
-
-          -- Process all-but-last as statements and prepend them in order
-          let mut blockStmts : List StmtExprMd := []
-          for nonLastStatement in stmts.dropLast.attach do
-            have := List.dropLast_subset stmts nonLastStatement.property
-            blockStmts := blockStmts ++ (← transformStmt nonLastStatement)
-          for s in blockStmts.reverse do addPrepend s
-          -- Last element is the expression value
-          transformExpr last
+  | .Block stmts labelOption =>
+      let newStmts := (← stmts.reverse.mapM transformExpr).reverse
+      return ⟨ .Block (← onlyKeepSideEffectStmtsAndLast newStmts) labelOption, md ⟩
 
   | .LocalVariable name ty initializer =>
       -- If the substitution map has an entry for this variable, it was
@@ -314,9 +336,9 @@ def transformExpr (expr : StmtExprMd) : LiftM StmtExprMd := do
         match initializer with
         | some initExpr =>
             let seqInit ← transformExpr initExpr
-            addPrepend (⟨.LocalVariable name ty (some seqInit), expr.md⟩)
+            prepend (⟨.LocalVariable name ty (some seqInit), expr.md⟩)
         | none =>
-            addPrepend (⟨.LocalVariable name ty none, expr.md⟩)
+            prepend (⟨.LocalVariable name ty none, expr.md⟩)
         return ⟨.Identifier (← getSubst name), expr.md⟩
       else
         return expr
diff --git a/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/Examples/Fundamentals/T2_ImpureExpressions.lean b/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/Examples/Fundamentals/T2_ImpureExpressions.lean
index ce53e09f0..0ec9bf87f 100644
--- a/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/Examples/Fundamentals/T2_ImpureExpressions.lean
+++ b/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/Examples/Fundamentals/T2_ImpureExpressions.lean
@@ -97,6 +97,36 @@ procedure imperativeCallInConditionalExpression(b: bool) {
     assert result == 0
   }
 };
+
+function add(x: int, y: int): int
+{
+  x + y
+};
+
+procedure repeatedBlockExpressions() {
+  var x: int := 2;
+  var y: int := { x := 1; x } + { x := x + 10; x };
+  var z: int := add({ x := 1; x }, { x := x + 10; x });
+  assert y == 1 + 11;
+  assert z == 1 + 11
+};
+
+procedure addProc(a: int, b: int) returns (r: int)
+  ensures r == a + b {
+  return a + b
+};
+
+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
+};
 "
 
 #guard_msgs (error, drop all) in
diff --git a/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/LiftExpressionAssignmentsTest.lean b/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/LiftExpressionAssignmentsTest.lean
index 28bc064cc..f326010bf 100644
--- a/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/LiftExpressionAssignmentsTest.lean
+++ b/StrataTest/Languages/Laurel/LiftExpressionAssignmentsTest.lean
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@ open Strata.Elab (parseStrataProgramFromDialect)
 namespace Strata.Laurel
 
 def blockStmtLiftingProgram : String := r"
-composite Box {
-  var value: int
-}
-
-procedure heapUpdateInBlockExpr(b: Box)
-{
-  var x: int := { b#value := b#value + 1; b#value };
-  assert x == b#value
-};
-
 procedure assertInBlockExpr()
 {
   var x: int := 0;
@@ -53,14 +43,10 @@ def parseLaurelAndLift (input : String) : IO Program := do
     pure (liftExpressionAssignments model program)
 
 /--
-info: procedure heapUpdateInBlockExpr(b: Box) returns ⏎
-()
-deterministic
-{ b#value := b#value + 1; var x: int := b#value; assert x == b#value }
-procedure assertInBlockExpr() returns ⏎
+info: procedure assertInBlockExpr() returns ⏎
 ()
 deterministic
-{ var x: int := 0; assert x == 0; x := 1; var y: int := x; assert y == 1 }
+{ var x: int := 0; assert x == 0; var $x_0: int := x; x := 1; var y: int := { x }; assert y == 1 }
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 #eval! do