diff --git a/ts2panda/src/compiler.ts b/ts2panda/src/compiler.ts
index 59cd1d776e4b8f12eee2ec123589307599e8cb86..fcc8536e3665dbe5dce8a7feb01cddd381d9a792 100644
--- a/ts2panda/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/ts2panda/src/compiler.ts
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ export class Compiler {
         // lvalue var = acc +/- 1
         lref.setValue();
         // acc = operand_old
-        pandaGen.toNumber(expr, operandReg);
+        pandaGen.toNumeric(expr, operandReg);
         pandaGen.freeTemps(operandReg);
     }
 
diff --git a/ts2panda/src/pandagen.ts b/ts2panda/src/pandagen.ts
index 0db314b6bdbce401e9834dfa2bf3396a3089eed1..65834994a59213dc421946a26277d79324a86a13 100644
--- a/ts2panda/src/pandagen.ts
+++ b/ts2panda/src/pandagen.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ import {
     EcmaSub2dyn,
     EcmaSuspendgenerator,
     EcmaTonumber,
+    EcmaTonumeric,
     EcmaTypeofdyn,
     EcmaXor2dyn,
     Imm,
@@ -1002,6 +1003,10 @@ export class PandaGen {
         this.add(node, new EcmaTonumber(arg));
     }
 
+    toNumeric(node: ts.Node, arg: VReg) {
+        this.add(node, new EcmaTonumeric(arg));
+    }
+
     createGeneratorObj(node: ts.Node, funcObj: VReg) {
         this.add(node, new EcmaCreategeneratorobj(funcObj));
     }
diff --git a/ts2panda/tests/expression/cmpBinary.test.ts b/ts2panda/tests/expression/cmpBinary.test.ts
index 55ad541245f8bf01c18086dab0ed541b8c0f5b3f..9d9c6dd63575ea48064238fea5bdf9c58eae26dc 100644
--- a/ts2panda/tests/expression/cmpBinary.test.ts
+++ b/ts2panda/tests/expression/cmpBinary.test.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
     EcmaStlettoglobalrecord,
     EcmaStricteqdyn,
     EcmaStrictnoteqdyn,
-    EcmaTonumber,
+    EcmaTonumeric,
     EcmaTryldglobalbyname,
     EcmaTrystglobalbyname,
     EcmaXor2dyn,
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ describe("CmpBinaryOperators", function () {
             new StaDyn(lhs),
             new EcmaIncdyn(lhs),
             new EcmaTrystglobalbyname('x'),
-            new EcmaTonumber(variable),
+            new EcmaTonumeric(variable),
             new StaDyn(rhs),
             new EcmaTryldglobalbyname('x'),
             new EcmaTrystglobalbyname('x'),
diff --git a/ts2panda/tests/expression/postfixOperations.test.ts b/ts2panda/tests/expression/postfixOperations.test.ts
index 355649dc9c7d26a9db246a38ecbe9c54dead2e39..fdd7ad6d1c04cb478ee9290bd367c9eaddcc845a 100644
--- a/ts2panda/tests/expression/postfixOperations.test.ts
+++ b/ts2panda/tests/expression/postfixOperations.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {
     EcmaIncdyn,
     EcmaReturnundefined,
     EcmaStlettoglobalrecord,
-    EcmaTonumber,
+    EcmaTonumeric,
     EcmaTryldglobalbyname,
     EcmaTrystglobalbyname,
     Imm,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe("PostfixOperationsTest", function () {
             new StaDyn(temp),
             new EcmaIncdyn(temp),
             new EcmaTrystglobalbyname('i'),
-            new EcmaTonumber(i),
+            new EcmaTonumeric(i),
             new EcmaReturnundefined()
         ];
         expect(checkInstructions(insns, expected)).to.be.true;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe("PostfixOperationsTest", function () {
             new StaDyn(temp),
             new EcmaDecdyn(temp),
             new EcmaTrystglobalbyname('i'),
-            new EcmaTonumber(i),
+            new EcmaTonumeric(i),
             new EcmaReturnundefined()
         ];
         expect(checkInstructions(insns, expected)).to.be.true;
diff --git a/ts2panda/tests/lexenv.test.ts b/ts2panda/tests/lexenv.test.ts
index c54daff6d00751d077d620e81c2db47364e8a815..a2180a6a1511f1bc8197ec3c4b22298636f52c9a 100644
--- a/ts2panda/tests/lexenv.test.ts
+++ b/ts2panda/tests/lexenv.test.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import {
     EcmaStlexvardyn,
     EcmaThrowconstassignment,
     EcmaThrowundefinedifhole,
-    EcmaTonumber,
+    EcmaTonumeric,
     EcmaTrystglobalbyname,
     Imm,
     IRNode,
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ describe("lexenv-compile-testcase in lexenv.test.ts", function () {
             new EcmaIncdyn(new VReg()),
             new StaDyn(new VReg()),
             ...MicroStoreLexVar(1, 0),
-            new EcmaTonumber(new VReg()), // this is redundant load varialbe
+            new EcmaTonumeric(new VReg()), // this is redundant load varialbe
             ...MicroLoadLexVar(1, 0),
             new StaDyn(new VReg),
             ...MicroLoadLexVar(1, 1),
diff --git a/ts2panda/tests/statements/for.test.ts b/ts2panda/tests/statements/for.test.ts
index de8617947f7084aafdefbd1defb8b9dc550d820d..47bfce8d474592af88a61a45ad9f402f01c0e100 100644
--- a/ts2panda/tests/statements/for.test.ts
+++ b/ts2panda/tests/statements/for.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
     EcmaIncdyn,
     EcmaLessdyn,
     EcmaReturnundefined,
-    EcmaTonumber,
+    EcmaTonumeric,
     Imm,
     Jeqz,
     Jmp,
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe("LoopWithLabelTests", function () {
             new StaDyn(j),
             new EcmaIncdyn(j),
             new StaDyn(j),
-            new EcmaTonumber(j),
+            new EcmaTonumeric(j),
             // jump to the loop header
             new Jmp(labelPre1),
             labelPost1,
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ describe("LoopWithLabelTests", function () {
             new StaDyn(j),
             new EcmaIncdyn(j),
             new StaDyn(j),
-            new EcmaTonumber(j),
+            new EcmaTonumeric(j),
             // jump to the loop header
             new Jmp(labelPre1),
             labelPost1,
diff --git a/ts2panda/tests/watch_expression/addWatch.test.ts b/ts2panda/tests/watch_expression/addWatch.test.ts
index 7eacad422c8e907f5a3cd0b631a78cdf3e967afd..53ccee36959bc3f8a2227104b964e161407d4731 100644
--- a/ts2panda/tests/watch_expression/addWatch.test.ts
+++ b/ts2panda/tests/watch_expression/addWatch.test.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import {
     EcmaStricteqdyn,
     EcmaSuspendgenerator,
     EcmaThrowdyn,
-    EcmaTonumber,
+    EcmaTonumeric,
     EcmaTypeofdyn,
     FldaiDyn,
     Imm,
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ describe("WatchExpressions", function () {
             new LdaStr('a'),
             new StaDyn(new VReg()),
             new EcmaCallargs2dyn(new VReg(), new VReg(), new VReg()),
-            new EcmaTonumber(new VReg()),
+            new EcmaTonumeric(new VReg()),
 
             new ReturnDyn()
         ];