diff --git a/src/compiler/compiler.ml b/src/compiler/compiler.ml
index d05c2cdae..34afd8376 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compiler.ml
+++ b/src/compiler/compiler.ml
@@ -1503,15 +1503,15 @@ end = struct
   let check_and_spill_chr ~flags ~det_check_time ~time ~unknown ~type_abbrevs ~kinds ~types r =
     let unknown = time_this time (fun () -> Type_checker.check_chr_rule ~unknown ~type_abbrevs ~kinds ~types r) in
 
+    let guard = Option.map (Spilling.main ~type_abbrevs ~types) r.guard in
+    let new_goal = Option.map (fun ({ Ast.Chr.conclusion } as x) -> { x with conclusion = Spilling.main ~types ~type_abbrevs conclusion }) r.new_goal in
     if not flags.skip_det_checking then
         time_this det_check_time (fun () ->
           Option.iter (fun { Ast.Chr.conclusion } ->
-            Determinacy_checker.check_chr_guard_and_newgoal ~type_abbrevs ~types ~unknown ~guard:r.guard ~newgoal:conclusion)
-            r.new_goal);
+            Determinacy_checker.check_chr_guard_and_newgoal ~type_abbrevs ~types ~unknown ~guard ~newgoal:conclusion)
+            new_goal);
     if Option.fold ~none:false ~some:(fun x -> has_cut ~types x.Ast.Chr.conclusion) r.new_goal then
       error ~loc:r.loc "CHR new goals cannot contain cut";
-    let guard = Option.map (Spilling.main ~type_abbrevs ~types) r.guard in
-    let new_goal = Option.map (fun ({ Ast.Chr.conclusion } as x) -> { x with conclusion = Spilling.main ~types ~type_abbrevs conclusion }) r.new_goal in
     unknown, { r with guard; new_goal }
     
   let check ~flags st ~base u : checked_compilation_unit =
diff --git a/tests/sources/bug_419.elpi b/tests/sources/bug_419.elpi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf9a7223d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sources/bug_419.elpi
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+func f -> int.
+
+func zero -> int.
+zero 0.
+
+constraint f {
+  rule (f X) <=> ({zero} = X).
+}
+
+main.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/suite/elpi_specific.ml b/tests/suite/elpi_specific.ml
index ae701527a..3ec8c493f 100644
--- a/tests/suite/elpi_specific.ml
+++ b/tests/suite/elpi_specific.ml
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ let () = declare "spill2"
   ~description:"spilling 2 arguments"
   ()
 
+let () = declare "spill-chr"
+  ~source_elpi:"bug_419.elpi"
+  ~description:"spilling in chr"
+  ()
+
 let () = declare "spill_sigma"
   ~source_elpi:"spill_sigma.elpi"
   ~description:"spilling under sigma"
@@ -586,4 +591,5 @@ let () = declare "macro_uv"
   ~source_elpi:"macro_uv.elpi"
   ~description:"refreshing of macro body"
   ~expectation:Success
-  ()
\ No newline at end of file
+  ()
+