diff --git a/compiler/liftdestructors.nim b/compiler/liftdestructors.nim
index a64857765b..2ecb363414 100644
--- a/compiler/liftdestructors.nim
+++ b/compiler/liftdestructors.nim
@@ -515,8 +515,8 @@ proc atomicRefOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
     body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
     body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
   of attachedDestructor:
-    actions.add newAsgnStmt(x, newNodeIT(nkNilLit, body.info, t))
     body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
+    body.add newAsgnStmt(x, newNodeIT(nkNilLit, body.info, t))
   of attachedDeepCopy: assert(false, "cannot happen")
   of attachedTrace:
     if isFinal(elemType):
@@ -564,8 +564,8 @@ proc atomicClosureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
     body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
     body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
   of attachedDestructor:
-    actions.add newAsgnStmt(xenv, newNodeIT(nkNilLit, body.info, xenv.typ))
     body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
+    body.add newAsgnStmt(xenv, newNodeIT(nkNilLit, body.info, xenv.typ))
   of attachedDeepCopy: assert(false, "cannot happen")
   of attachedTrace:
     body.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimTraceRefDyn", c.info, genAddrOf(xenv), y)
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ proc ownedRefOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
     body.add genIf(c, x, actions)
     body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
   of attachedDestructor:
-    actions.add newAsgnStmt(x, newNodeIT(nkNilLit, body.info, t))
     body.add genIf(c, x, actions)
+    body.add newAsgnStmt(x, newNodeIT(nkNilLit, body.info, t))
   of attachedDeepCopy: assert(false, "cannot happen")
   of attachedTrace, attachedDispose: discard
 
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@ proc ownedClosureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
     body.add genIf(c, xx, actions)
     body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
   of attachedDestructor:
-    actions.add newAsgnStmt(xx, newNodeIT(nkNilLit, body.info, xx.typ))
     body.add genIf(c, xx, actions)
+    body.add newAsgnStmt(xx, newNodeIT(nkNilLit, body.info, xx.typ))
   of attachedDeepCopy: assert(false, "cannot happen")
   of attachedTrace, attachedDispose: discard
 
diff --git a/tests/arc/tarcmisc.nim b/tests/arc/tarcmisc.nim
index c0583a6404..898efd138c 100644
--- a/tests/arc/tarcmisc.nim
+++ b/tests/arc/tarcmisc.nim
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@ discard """
 123xyzabc
 destroyed: false
 destroyed: false
+1
+(x: "0")
+(x: "1")
+(x: "2")
+(x: "3")
+(x: "4")
+(x: "5")
+(x: "6")
+(x: "7")
+(x: "8")
+(x: "9")
+(x: "10")
 closed
 destroying variable
 '''
@@ -89,3 +101,75 @@ let
 
 assert n.sortedByIt(it) == @["b", "c"], "fine"
 assert q.sortedByIt(it[0]) == @[("b", "1"), ("c", "2")], "fails under arc"
+
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# issue #14236
+
+type
+  MyType = object
+    a: seq[int]
+
+proc re(x: static[string]): static MyType =
+  MyType()
+
+proc match(inp: string, rg: static MyType) =
+  doAssert rg.a.len == 0
+
+match("ac", re"a(b|c)")
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# issue #14243
+
+type
+  Game* = ref object
+
+proc free*(game: Game) =
+  let a = 5
+
+proc newGame*(): Game =
+  new(result, free)
+
+var game*: Game
+
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# issue #14333
+
+type
+  SimpleLoop = object
+
+  Lsg = object
+    loops: seq[ref SimpleLoop]
+    root: ref SimpleLoop
+
+var lsg: Lsg
+lsg.loops.add lsg.root
+echo lsg.loops.len
+
+# bug #14495
+type
+  Gah = ref object
+    x: string
+
+proc bug14495 =
+  var owners: seq[Gah]
+  for i in 0..10:
+    owners.add Gah(x: $i)
+
+  var x: seq[Gah]
+  for i in 0..10:
+    x.add owners[i]
+
+  for i in 0..100:
+    setLen(x, 0)
+    setLen(x, 10)
+
+  for i in 0..x.len-1:
+    if x[i] != nil:
+      echo x[i][]
+
+  for o in owners:
+    echo o[]
+
+bug14495()