diff --git a/src/passes/8-compiler/compiler_environment.ml b/src/passes/8-compiler/compiler_environment.ml
index a196d9c49..4f06f8446 100644
--- a/src/passes/8-compiler/compiler_environment.ml
+++ b/src/passes/8-compiler/compiler_environment.ml
@@ -14,31 +14,46 @@ let get : environment -> string -> michelson result = fun e s ->
       error title content in
     generic_try error @@
     (fun () -> Environment.get_i s e) in
-  let rec aux = fun n ->
+  let rec aux_bubble = fun n ->
     match n with
     | 0 -> i_dup
     | n -> seq [
-        dip @@ aux (n - 1) ;
+        dip @@ aux_bubble (n - 1) ;
         i_swap ;
       ]
   in
-  let code = aux position in
+  let aux_dig = fun n -> seq [
+      dipn n i_dup ;
+      i_dig n ;
+    ]
+  in
+  let code =
+    if position < 2
+    then aux_bubble position
+    else aux_dig position in
 
   ok code
 
 let set : environment -> string -> michelson result = fun e s ->
   let%bind (_ , position) =
-    generic_try (simple_error "Environment.get") @@
+    generic_try (simple_error "Environment.set") @@
     (fun () -> Environment.get_i s e) in
-  let rec aux = fun n ->
+  let rec aux_bubble = fun n ->
     match n with
     | 0 -> dip i_drop
     | n -> seq [
         i_swap ;
-        dip (aux (n - 1)) ;
+        dip (aux_bubble (n - 1)) ;
       ]
   in
-  let code = aux position in
+  let aux_dug = fun n -> seq [
+      dipn (n + 1) i_drop ;
+      i_dug n ;
+    ] in
+  let code =
+    if position < 2
+    then aux_bubble position
+    else aux_dug position in
 
   ok code
 
diff --git a/vendors/ligo-utils/tezos-utils/x_michelson.ml b/vendors/ligo-utils/tezos-utils/x_michelson.ml
index 8f8527f30..1b94837b7 100644
--- a/vendors/ligo-utils/tezos-utils/x_michelson.ml
+++ b/vendors/ligo-utils/tezos-utils/x_michelson.ml
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ let i_assert_some = i_if_none (seq [i_push_string "ASSERT_SOME" ; i_failwith]) (
 let i_assert_some_msg msg = i_if_none (seq [msg ; i_failwith]) (seq [])
 
 let dip code : michelson = prim ~children:[seq [code]] I_DIP
+let dipn n code = prim ~children:[Int (0 , Z.of_int n) ; seq [code]] I_DIP
+let i_dig n : michelson = prim ~children:[Int (0 , Z.of_int n)] I_DIG
+let i_dug n : michelson = prim ~children:[Int (0 , Z.of_int n)] I_DUG
 let i_unpair = seq [i_dup ; i_car ; dip i_cdr]
 let i_unpiar = seq [i_dup ; i_cdr ; dip i_car]