diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e6991f401e..240fb3b375 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.rascalmpl</groupId>
             <artifactId>typepal</artifactId>
-            <version>0.16.4</version>
+            <version>0.16.6-RC1</version>
            <!-- <scope>provided</scope> for shade plugin it can't be provided. At least the rascal dependency in typepal should be provided -->
            <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/CollectStatement.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/CollectStatement.rsc
index b6c77d3d95..8877c85fef 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/CollectStatement.rsc
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/CollectStatement.rsc
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ private void checkAssignment(Statement current, (Assignable) `<QualifiedName nam
             if(c.isAlreadyDefined("<name>", name)){
                 c.use(name, variableRoles);
             } else {
-                c.define(base, variableId(), name, defType([statement],
+                c.define(base, variableId(), name, defLub([statement],
                     AType(Solver s){
                         // TODO: this seemingly redundant call is needed; suspicion: the interpreter does not
                         // handle the combination of return and possible exception thrown by s.getType properly
diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/AssignmentTCTests.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/AssignmentTCTests.rsc
index b29f4c2dd0..70a9a3575d 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/AssignmentTCTests.rsc
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/AssignmentTCTests.rsc
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ test bool TUPLE4() = checkOK("
                     ltail == [2,3];
                }");
 
+test bool TUPLE5() = checkOK("
+     void main(){
+          if(true){
+               \<x, _\> = \<123, false\>;
+          }
+          x = 456;
+     }");
+
 test bool E1() = checkOK("value zz = 1 + 2;");
 test bool E2() = checkOK("value zz = 1 + 2.5; ");
 test bool E3() = unexpectedType("value zz = 1 + true; ");
@@ -318,7 +326,6 @@ test bool AssignIntModuleVarOk() {
      ");
 }
 
-// @ignore{Test needs typepal version > 0.15.1}
 test bool AssignAndIncrementIntModuleVarOk() {
      clearMemory();
      writeModule("module A public int X = 1;");
@@ -349,7 +356,6 @@ test bool AssignAndIncrementListIntModuleVarOk() {
      ");
 }
 
-//@ignore{Test needs typepal version > 0.15.1}
 test bool InferredVarAndModuleVarOk(){
      clearMemory();
      return checkModuleOK("
@@ -362,7 +368,6 @@ test bool InferredVarAndModuleVarOk(){
      ");
 }
 
-// @ignore{Test needs typepal version > 0.15.1}
 test bool InferredVarAndImportedModuleVarOk(){
      clearMemory();
      writeModule("module A public int X = 1;");