diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/compiler.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/compiler.fnl
index 7d0c2e1..1525c3f 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/compiler.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/compiler.fnl
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ later by fennel-ls.language to answer requests from the client."
       (set file.definitions-by-scope definitions-by-scope)
       (set file.diagnostics diagnostics)
       (set file.references references)
-      (set file.deep-references references)
       (set file.require-calls require-calls)
       (set file.allowed-globals allowed-globals))))
 
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/utils.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/utils.fnl
index d7feee8..4a0808e 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/utils.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/utils.fnl
@@ -135,10 +135,13 @@ WARNING: this is only used in the test code, not in the real language server"
       {:range {: start : end} : newText}
       (replace contents start end newText encoding))))
 
-(λ get-ast-info [?ast info]
-  ;; find a given key of info from an AST object
-  (or (?. (getmetatable ?ast) info)
-      (?. ?ast info)))
+(λ get-ast-info [ast info]
+  "gets `info` from ast if possible"
+  (if (= :number (type ast))
+    nil
+    ;; find a given key of info from an AST object
+    (or (?. (getmetatable ast) info)
+        (?. ast info))))
 
 (fn multi-sym-split [symbol ?offset]
   (local symbol (tostring symbol))
diff --git a/test/goto-definition-test.fnl b/test/goto-definition-test.fnl
index 830587c..09b644d 100644
--- a/test/goto-definition-test.fnl
+++ b/test/goto-definition-test.fnl
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@
                    :range {:start {:line 0 :character 4}
                            :end   {:line 0 :character 5}}}}])))
 
+  (it "doesn't crash when doing this"
+    (let [c (create-client)
+          _ (c:open-file! :foo.fnl "(macro cool [a b] `(let [,b 10] ,a))\n(cool x x)")
+          _response (c:definition :foo.fnl 1 6)
+          _response (c:definition :foo.fnl 1 8)]
+      nil))
+
   ;; (it "can go through more than one extra file")
   ;; (it "will give up instead of freezing on recursive requires")
   ;; (it "finds the definition of in-file macros")