diff --git a/ts2panda/src/base/lreference.ts b/ts2panda/src/base/lreference.ts
index e27363aee3be3827527764c52f8feb4640fce0c0..b079b70bb89e2d0538d4bdff16aa07780845c735 100644
--- a/ts2panda/src/base/lreference.ts
+++ b/ts2panda/src/base/lreference.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,12 @@ export class LReference {
             let name = jshelpers.getTextOfIdentifierOrLiteral(<ts.Identifier>realNode);
             let variable = compiler.getCurrentScope().find(name);
             if (!variable.v) {
-                variable.v = compiler.getCurrentScope().add(name, VarDeclarationKind.NONE);
+                // @ts-ignore
+                if (ts.isGeneratedIdentifier(realNode)) {
+                    variable.v = compiler.getCurrentScope().add(name, VarDeclarationKind.VAR);
+                } else {
+                    variable.v = compiler.getCurrentScope().add(name, VarDeclarationKind.NONE);
+                }
             }
 
             return new LReference(realNode, compiler, isDeclaration, ReferenceKind.LocalOrGlobal, variable);