diff --git a/include/debugger.h b/include/debugger.h
index 6299932..a0cc9c3 100644
--- a/include/debugger.h
+++ b/include/debugger.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ void dbg_print_vm_state(void);
 void dbg_print_current_line(void);
 union vm_value dbg_eval_string(const char *str, struct ain_type *type_out);
 struct string *dbg_value_to_string(struct ain_type *type, union vm_value value, int recursive);
+struct string *dbg_variable_to_string(struct ain_type *type, struct page *page, int slot, int recursive);
 
 void dbg_dap_init(void);
 void dbg_dap_quit(void);
diff --git a/src/debug.c b/src/debug.c
index 46899f6..161a4ff 100644
--- a/src/debug.c
+++ b/src/debug.c
@@ -764,6 +764,8 @@ static void dbg_indent(struct string **s, int indent_level)
 }
 static struct string *_dbg_value_to_string(struct ain_type *type, union vm_value value,
 		int recursive, int indent);
+static struct string *_dbg_variable_to_string(
+	struct ain_type *type, struct page *page, int slot, int recursive, int indent);
 
 static struct string *dbg_string_to_string(struct string *str)
 {
@@ -788,10 +790,12 @@ static struct string *dbg_struct_to_string(struct ain_type *type, union vm_value
 	struct string *out = cstr_to_string("{\n");
 	for (int i = 0; i < page->nr_vars; i++) {
 		struct ain_variable *m = &ain->structures[type->struc].members[i];
+		if (m->type.data == AIN_VOID)
+			continue;
 		dbg_indent(&out, indent + 1);
 		string_append_cstr(&out, m->name, strlen(m->name));
 		string_append_cstr(&out, " = ", 3);
-		struct string *tmp = _dbg_value_to_string(&m->type, page->values[i],
+		struct string *tmp = _dbg_variable_to_string(&m->type, page, i,
 				recursive - 1, indent + 1);
 		string_append(&out, tmp);
 		free_string(tmp);
@@ -871,6 +875,34 @@ struct string *dbg_value_to_string(struct ain_type *type, union vm_value value,
 	return _dbg_value_to_string(type, value, recursive, 0);
 }
 
+static struct string *_dbg_variable_to_string(
+	struct ain_type *type, struct page *page, int slot, int recursive, int indent)
+{
+	enum ain_data_type value_type;
+	switch (type->data) {
+	case AIN_REF_INT:      value_type = AIN_INT;      break;
+	case AIN_REF_LONG_INT: value_type = AIN_LONG_INT; break;
+	case AIN_REF_BOOL:     value_type = AIN_BOOL;     break;
+	case AIN_REF_FLOAT:    value_type = AIN_FLOAT;    break;
+	default:
+		return _dbg_value_to_string(type, page->values[slot], recursive, indent);
+	}
+
+	// get referenced value
+	int pageno = page->values[slot].i;
+	int varno  = page->values[slot + 1].i;
+	if (pageno < 0) {
+		return cstr_to_string("NULL");
+	}
+	struct ain_type t = {.data = value_type};
+	return _dbg_value_to_string(&t, heap[pageno].page->values[varno], recursive, indent);
+}
+
+struct string *dbg_variable_to_string(struct ain_type *type, struct page *page, int slot, int recursive)
+{
+	return _dbg_variable_to_string(type, page, slot, recursive, 0);
+}
+
 // the maximum number of instructions preceeding the instruction pointer to be displayed
 #define DASM_REWIND 16
 // the number of instructions following the instruction pointer to be displayed
diff --git a/src/debugger_cmd.c b/src/debugger_cmd.c
index 1d244f4..d1b9d61 100644
--- a/src/debugger_cmd.c
+++ b/src/debugger_cmd.c
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ static void dbg_cmd_locals(unsigned nr_args, char **args)
 	struct page *page = heap_get_page(call_stack[call_stack_ptr - (frame_no+1)].page_slot);
 	struct ain_function *f = &ain->functions[page->index];
 	for (int i = 0; i < f->nr_vars; i++) {
-		struct string *value = dbg_value_to_string(&f->vars[i].type, page->values[i], 1);
+		if (f->vars[i].type.data == AIN_VOID)
+			continue;
+		struct string *value = dbg_variable_to_string(&f->vars[i].type, page, i, 1);
 		printf("[%d] %s: %s\n", i, display_sjis0(f->vars[i].name), display_sjis1(value->text));
 		free_string(value);
 	}
@@ -138,7 +140,9 @@ static void log_handler(struct breakpoint *bp)
 	struct page *locals = local_page();
 	printf("%s(", display_sjis0(f->name));
 	for (int i = 0; i < f->nr_args; i++) {
-		struct string *value = dbg_value_to_string(&f->vars[i].type, locals->values[i], 1);
+		if (f->vars[i].type.data == AIN_VOID)
+			continue;
+		struct string *value = dbg_variable_to_string(&f->vars[i].type, locals, i, 1);
 		printf(i > 0 ? ", %s" : "%s", display_sjis0(value->text));
 		free_string(value);
 	}
@@ -175,7 +179,9 @@ static void dbg_cmd_members(unsigned nr_args, char **args)
 	assert(page->nr_vars == s->nr_members);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < s->nr_members; i++) {
-		struct string *value = dbg_value_to_string(&s->members[i].type, page->values[i], 1);
+		if (s->members[i].type.data == AIN_VOID)
+			continue;
+		struct string *value = dbg_variable_to_string(&s->members[i].type, page, i, 1);
 		printf("[%d] %s: %s\n", i, display_sjis0(s->members[i].name), display_sjis1(value->text));
 		free_string(value);
 	}
diff --git a/src/debugger_dap.c b/src/debugger_dap.c
index cd386d5..92828c7 100644
--- a/src/debugger_dap.c
+++ b/src/debugger_dap.c
@@ -325,32 +325,34 @@ static int make_var_ref(struct ain_type *type, union vm_value value)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static cJSON *value_to_json(const char *name, struct ain_type *type, union vm_value value)
+static cJSON *value_to_json(const char *name, struct ain_type *type, struct page *page, int slot)
 {
 	char *s_type = ain_strtype_d(ain, type);
-	struct string *s_val = dbg_value_to_string(type, value, 0);
+	struct string *s_val = dbg_variable_to_string(type, page, slot, 0);
 
 	cJSON *json = cJSON_CreateObject();
 	json_add_sjis_to_object(json, "name", name);
 	json_add_sjis_to_object(json, "value", s_val->text);
 	json_add_sjis_to_object(json, "type", s_type);
-	cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "variablesReference", make_var_ref(type, value));
+	cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "variablesReference", make_var_ref(type, page->values[slot]));
 
 	free_string(s_val);
 	free(s_type);
 	return json;
 }
 
-static cJSON *var_to_json(struct ain_variable *var, union vm_value value)
+static void add_var_to_json_array(cJSON *array, struct ain_variable *var, struct page *page, int slot)
 {
-	return value_to_json(var->name, &var->type, value);
+	if (var->type.data == AIN_VOID)
+		return;
+	cJSON_AddItemToArray(array, value_to_json(var->name, &var->type, page, slot));
 }
 
 static void add_arguments_to_array(cJSON *array, struct page *page)
 {
 	struct ain_function *f = &ain->functions[page->index];
 	for (int i = 0; i < f->nr_args; i++) {
-		cJSON_AddItemToArray(array, var_to_json(&f->vars[i], page->values[i]));
+		add_var_to_json_array(array, &f->vars[i], page, i);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -358,7 +360,7 @@ static void add_locals_to_array(cJSON *array, struct page *page)
 {
 	struct ain_function *f = &ain->functions[page->index];
 	for (int i = f->nr_args; i < f->nr_vars; i++) {
-		cJSON_AddItemToArray(array, var_to_json(&f->vars[i], page->values[i]));
+		add_var_to_json_array(array, &f->vars[i], page, i);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -366,7 +368,7 @@ static void add_variables_to_array(cJSON *array, struct page *page)
 {
 	struct ain_function *f = &ain->functions[page->index];
 	for (int i = 0; i < f->nr_vars; i++) {
-		cJSON_AddItemToArray(array, var_to_json(&f->vars[i], page->values[i]));
+		add_var_to_json_array(array, &f->vars[i], page, i);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -374,14 +376,14 @@ static void add_members_to_array(cJSON *array, struct page *page)
 {
 	struct ain_struct *s = &ain->structures[page->index];
 	for (int i = 0; i < s->nr_members; i++) {
-		cJSON_AddItemToArray(array, var_to_json(&s->members[i], page->values[i]));
+		add_var_to_json_array(array, &s->members[i], page, i);
 	}
 }
 
 static void add_globals_to_array(cJSON *array, struct page *page)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < ain->nr_globals; i++) {
-		cJSON_AddItemToArray(array, var_to_json(&ain->globals[i], page->values[i]));
+		add_var_to_json_array(array, &ain->globals[i], page, i);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -395,7 +397,7 @@ static void add_array_elements_to_array(cJSON *array, struct page *page)
 		snprintf(name, 512, "[%d]", i);
 		struct ain_type type;
 		type.data = variable_type(page, i, &type.struc, &type.rank);
-		cJSON_AddItemToArray(array, value_to_json(name, &type, page->values[i]));
+		cJSON_AddItemToArray(array, value_to_json(name, &type, page, i));
 	}
 }