diff --git a/include/util.h b/include/util.h
index 92f04bb..e99f3ff 100644
--- a/include/util.h
+++ b/include/util.h
@@ -103,6 +103,17 @@ libab_result libab_create_value_ref(libab* ab, libab_ref* into,
  */
 libab_result libab_create_value_raw(libab* ab, libab_ref* into,
                                     void* data, libab_ref* type);
+/**
+ * Overloads a function of the given name.
+ * @param table the table to insert the function into.
+ * @param name the name of the function.
+ * @param function the function to register.
+ * @return the result of the overload.
+ */
+libab_result libab_overload_function(libab* ab,
+                                     libab_table* table,
+                                     const char* name,
+                                     libab_ref* function);
 /**
  * Allocates a function that uses internal code to run.
  * @param into the reference into which to store the new function.
diff --git a/src/interpreter.c b/src/interpreter.c
index 9f5d121..0c4a6cc 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.c
+++ b/src/interpreter.c
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ libab_result _interpreter_run(struct interpreter_state* state, libab_tree* tree,
             _interpreter_create_function_value(state, tree, scope, &function);
 
         if(result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
-            result = libab_put_table_value(libab_ref_get(scope),
+            result = libab_overload_function(state->ab, libab_ref_get(scope),
                     tree->string_value, &function);
             if(result != LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
                 libab_ref_free(&function);
diff --git a/src/libabacus.c b/src/libabacus.c
index 9d76eec..32d475e 100644
--- a/src/libabacus.c
+++ b/src/libabacus.c
@@ -161,92 +161,16 @@ libab_result _create_value_function_internal(libab* ab,
     return result;
 }
 
-libab_result _create_value_function_list(libab* ab, libab_ref* into, libab_ref* type) {
-    libab_ref list_ref;
-    libab_result result = libab_create_function_list(ab, &list_ref, type);
-    libab_ref_null(into);
-    if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
-        libab_ref_free(into);
-        result = libab_create_value_ref(ab, into, &list_ref, type);
-    }
-    libab_ref_free(&list_ref);
-    return result;
-}
-
-libab_result _libab_register_function_existing(libab* ab,
-                                               libab_table_entry* entry,
-                                               libab_ref* function_val) {
-    libab_value* old_value;
-    libab_parsetype* old_type;
-    libab_result result = LIBAB_SUCCESS;
-
-    old_value = libab_ref_get(&entry->data_u.value);
-    old_type = libab_ref_get(&old_value->type);
-
-    if (old_type->data_u.base == &_basetype_function_list) {
-        libab_function_list* list = libab_ref_get(&old_value->data);
-        result = libab_function_list_insert(list, function_val);
-    } else if (old_type->data_u.base == &_basetype_function) {
-        libab_ref new_list;
-        result =
-            _create_value_function_list(ab, &new_list, &ab->type_function_list);
-        if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
-            libab_function_list* list =
-                libab_ref_get(&((libab_value*)libab_ref_get(&new_list))->data);
-            result = libab_function_list_insert(list, &entry->data_u.value);
-            if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
-                result = libab_function_list_insert(list, function_val);
-            }
-        }
-        if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
-            libab_ref_swap(&entry->data_u.value, &new_list);
-        }
-        libab_ref_free(&new_list);
-    } else {
-        libab_ref_swap(&entry->data_u.value, function_val);
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
-libab_result _libab_register_function_new(libab* ab, const char* name,
-                                          libab_ref* function_val) {
-    libab_result result = LIBAB_SUCCESS;
-    libab_table_entry* entry;
-    if ((entry = malloc(sizeof(*entry)))) {
-        entry->variant = ENTRY_VALUE;
-        libab_ref_copy(function_val, &entry->data_u.value);
-        result = libab_table_put(libab_ref_get(&ab->table), name, entry);
-
-        if (result != LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
-            libab_table_entry_free(entry);
-            free(entry);
-        }
-    } else {
-        result = LIBAB_MALLOC;
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
 libab_result libab_register_function(libab* ab, const char* name,
                                      libab_ref* type, libab_function_ptr func) {
-    libab_table_entry* existing_entry;
     libab_ref function_value;
     libab_result result =
         _create_value_function_internal(ab, &function_value, type, func, &ab->table);
 
     if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
-        existing_entry = libab_table_search_filter(
-            libab_ref_get(&ab->table), name, NULL, libab_table_compare_value);
-        if (existing_entry) {
-            result = _libab_register_function_existing(ab, existing_entry,
-                                                       &function_value);
-        } else {
-            result = _libab_register_function_new(ab, name, &function_value);
-        }
-        libab_ref_free(&function_value);
+        libab_overload_function(ab, libab_ref_get(&ab->table), name, &function_value);
     }
+    libab_ref_free(&function_value);
 
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index b82b6c0..7ea6671 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -290,6 +290,94 @@ libab_result libab_create_value_raw(libab* ab, libab_ref* into,
     return result;
 }
 
+libab_result _create_value_function_list(libab* ab, libab_ref* into, libab_ref* type) {
+    libab_ref list_ref;
+    libab_result result = libab_create_function_list(ab, &list_ref, type);
+    libab_ref_null(into);
+    if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
+        libab_ref_free(into);
+        result = libab_create_value_ref(ab, into, &list_ref, type);
+    }
+    libab_ref_free(&list_ref);
+    return result;
+}
+
+
+libab_result _register_function_existing(libab* ab,
+                                         libab_table_entry* entry,
+                                         libab_ref* function_val) {
+    libab_value* old_value;
+    libab_parsetype* old_type;
+    libab_result result = LIBAB_SUCCESS;
+
+    old_value = libab_ref_get(&entry->data_u.value);
+    old_type = libab_ref_get(&old_value->type);
+
+    if (old_type->data_u.base == libab_get_basetype_function_list(ab)) {
+        libab_function_list* list = libab_ref_get(&old_value->data);
+        result = libab_function_list_insert(list, function_val);
+    } else if (old_type->data_u.base == libab_get_basetype_function(ab)) {
+        libab_ref new_list;
+        result =
+            _create_value_function_list(ab, &new_list, &ab->type_function_list);
+        if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
+            libab_function_list* list =
+                libab_ref_get(&((libab_value*)libab_ref_get(&new_list))->data);
+            result = libab_function_list_insert(list, &entry->data_u.value);
+            if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
+                result = libab_function_list_insert(list, function_val);
+            }
+        }
+        if (result == LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
+            libab_ref_swap(&entry->data_u.value, &new_list);
+        }
+        libab_ref_free(&new_list);
+    } else {
+        libab_ref_swap(&entry->data_u.value, function_val);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+libab_result _register_function_new(libab* ab, const char* name,
+                                          libab_ref* function_val) {
+    libab_result result = LIBAB_SUCCESS;
+    libab_table_entry* entry;
+    if ((entry = malloc(sizeof(*entry)))) {
+        entry->variant = ENTRY_VALUE;
+        libab_ref_copy(function_val, &entry->data_u.value);
+        result = libab_table_put(libab_ref_get(&ab->table), name, entry);
+
+        if (result != LIBAB_SUCCESS) {
+            libab_table_entry_free(entry);
+            free(entry);
+        }
+    } else {
+        result = LIBAB_MALLOC;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+
+libab_result libab_overload_function(libab* ab,
+                                     libab_table* table,
+                                     const char* name,
+                                     libab_ref* function) {
+    libab_result result = LIBAB_SUCCESS;
+    libab_table_entry* existing_entry = libab_table_search_filter(
+            table, name, NULL, libab_table_compare_value);
+
+    if (existing_entry) {
+        result = _register_function_existing(ab, existing_entry,
+                function);
+    } else {
+        result = _register_function_new(ab, name, function);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 void _gc_visit_function_children(void* function, libab_visitor_function_ptr visitor, void* data) {
     size_t index = 0;
     libab_function* func = function;