diff --git a/reconstruct/ast.py b/reconstruct/ast.py
index a0dbe7b..a260ccb 100644
--- a/reconstruct/ast.py
+++ b/reconstruct/ast.py
@@ -683,6 +683,8 @@ class groupby_c(ast_node):
             else:
                 gscanner.add(f'{ce[0]}.emplace_back({get_var_names_ex(ex)});\n')
         
+        gscanner.add(f'GC::scratch_space->release();')
+        
         gscanner.finalize()
         self.context.emitc(f'GC::scratch_space = nullptr;')
         
diff --git a/server/gc.h b/server/gc.h
index 0ba5f1d..d8e84f8 100644
--- a/server/gc.h
+++ b/server/gc.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
 
 		start_deamon();
 		GC::gc_handle = this;
-		this->scratch.init(scratch_sz);
+		this->scratch.init(1);
 	} // 256 MB
 
 	~GC(){
diff --git a/server/libaquery.cpp b/server/libaquery.cpp
index b59f658..60e4b81 100644
--- a/server/libaquery.cpp
+++ b/server/libaquery.cpp
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ void ScratchSpace::init(size_t initial_capacity) {
 }
 
 inline void* ScratchSpace::alloc(uint32_t sz){
-	this->cnt += sz; // major cost
     ptr = this->cnt;
+	this->cnt += sz; // major cost
 	if (this->cnt > capacity) {
 		[[unlikely]] 
 		capacity = this->cnt + (capacity >> 1);
@@ -499,14 +499,13 @@ inline void ScratchSpace::register_ret(void* ret){
 
 inline void ScratchSpace::release(){
 	ptr = cnt = 0;
-	ret = nullptr;
 	auto vec_tmpmem_fractions = 
 		static_cast<vector_type<void*>*>(temp_memory_fractions);
 	if (vec_tmpmem_fractions->size) {
-    //[[unlikely]]
+    	[[unlikely]]
 		for(auto& mem : *vec_tmpmem_fractions){
-			 free(mem);
-			//GC::gc_handle->reg(mem);
+			//free(mem);
+			GC::gc_handle->reg(mem);
 		}
 		vec_tmpmem_fractions->clear();
 	}
@@ -514,6 +513,7 @@ inline void ScratchSpace::release(){
 
 inline void ScratchSpace::reset() {
 	this->release();
+	ret = nullptr;
 	if (capacity != initial_capacity){
 		capacity = initial_capacity;
 		scratchspace = static_cast<char*>(realloc(scratchspace, capacity));
diff --git a/server/monetdb_conn.cpp b/server/monetdb_conn.cpp
index c577c8b..533a6f0 100644
--- a/server/monetdb_conn.cpp
+++ b/server/monetdb_conn.cpp
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ void Server::connect(Context *cxt){
         printf("Error: Server %p already connected. Restart? (Y/n). \n", server);
         char c[50];
         std::cin.getline(c, 49);
-        for(int i = 0; i < 50; ++i){
+        for(int i = 0; i < 50; ++i) {
             if (!c[i] || c[i] == 'y' || c[i] == 'Y'){
                 monetdbe_close(*server);
                 free(*server);
-                this->server = 0;
+                this->server = nullptr;
                 break;
             }
             else if(c[i]&&!(c[i] == ' ' || c[i] == '\t'))
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ void Server::print_results(const char* sep, const char* end){
             szs [i] = monetdbe_type_szs[cols[i]->type];
             header_string = header_string + cols[i]->name + sep + '|' + sep;
         }
-        const size_t l_sep = strlen(sep) + 1;
-		if (header_string.size() - l_sep >= 0)
+		if (const size_t l_sep = strlen(sep) + 1; header_string.size() >= l_sep)
 			header_string.resize(header_string.size() - l_sep);
         header_string += end + std::string(header_string.size(), '=') + end;
         fputs(header_string.c_str(), stdout);
diff --git a/server/table.h b/server/table.h
index 36f7230..6f7dfdf 100644
--- a/server/table.h
+++ b/server/table.h
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ template<class ...Types> struct TableInfo;
 template<class ...Types> struct TableView;
 
 template <long long _Index, bool order = true, class... _Types>
-constexpr inline auto& get(const TableInfo<_Types...>& table) noexcept {
+constexpr auto& get(const TableInfo<_Types...>& table) noexcept {
 	if constexpr (order)
 		return *(ColRef<std::tuple_element_t<_Index, std::tuple<_Types...>>> *) & (table.colrefs[_Index]);
 	else
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ constexpr inline auto& get(const TableInfo<_Types...>& table) noexcept {
 }
 
 template <long long _Index, class... _Types>
-constexpr inline ColRef<std::tuple_element_t<_Index, std::tuple<_Types...>>>& get(const TableView<_Types...>& table) noexcept {
+constexpr ColRef<std::tuple_element_t<_Index, std::tuple<_Types...>>>& get(const TableView<_Types...>& table) noexcept {
 	return *(ColRef<std::tuple_element_t<_Index, std::tuple<_Types...>>> *) & (table.info.colrefs[_Index]);
 }
 
@@ -351,9 +351,6 @@ struct is_vector_impl<ColView<V>> : std::true_type {};
 template <class V>
 struct is_vector_impl<vector_type<V>> : std::true_type {};
 
-template<class ...Types>
-struct TableView;
-
 template<class ...Types>
 struct TableInfo {
 	const char* name;
@@ -462,8 +459,7 @@ struct TableInfo {
 		std::string header_string = std::string();
 		for (uint32_t i = 0; i < sizeof...(Types); ++i)
 			header_string += std::string(this->colrefs[i].name) + sep + '|' + sep;
-		const size_t l_sep = strlen(sep) + 1;
-		if (header_string.size() - l_sep >= 0)
+		if (const size_t l_sep = strlen(sep) + 1; header_string.size() >= l_sep)
 			header_string.resize(header_string.size() - l_sep);
 		header_string += end + std::string(header_string.size(), '=') + end;
 		return header_string;
@@ -535,7 +531,7 @@ struct TableInfo {
 		}
 	}
 	template <int ...vals> struct applier {
-		inline constexpr static void apply(const TableInfo<Types...>& t, const char* __restrict sep = ",", const char* __restrict end = "\n",
+		constexpr static void apply(const TableInfo<Types...>& t, const char* __restrict sep = ",", const char* __restrict end = "\n",
 			const vector_type<uint32_t>* __restrict view = nullptr, FILE* __restrict fp = nullptr, uint32_t limit = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()
 			) 
 		{