diff --git a/blueprintcompiler/language/expression.py b/blueprintcompiler/language/expression.py
index 5347a88..fca7f0e 100644
--- a/blueprintcompiler/language/expression.py
+++ b/blueprintcompiler/language/expression.py
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ class LiteralExpr(Expr):
     def type_complete(self) -> bool:
         from .values import IdentLiteral
 
-        if isinstance(self.literal, IdentLiteral):
-            if object := self.root.objects_by_id.get(self.ident):
+        if isinstance(self.literal.value, IdentLiteral):
+            if object := self.root.objects_by_id.get(self.literal.value.ident):
                 return not isinstance(object, Template)
         return True
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class LookupOp(InfixExpr):
                 ],
             )
 
-        if isinstance(self.lhs.type, UncheckedType):
+        if isinstance(self.lhs.type, UncheckedType) or not self.lhs.type_complete:
             return
 
         elif not isinstance(self.lhs.type, gir.Class) and not isinstance(
diff --git a/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/__init__.py b/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/__init__.py
index f379710..6f71595 100644
--- a/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/__init__.py
+++ b/blueprintcompiler/outputs/xml/__init__.py
@@ -160,19 +160,19 @@ class XmlOutput(OutputFormat):
         xml.end_tag()
 
     def _emit_literal(self, literal: Literal, xml: XmlEmitter):
-        literal = literal.value
-        if isinstance(literal, IdentLiteral):
-            value_type = literal.context[ValueTypeCtx].value_type
+        value = literal.value
+        if isinstance(value, IdentLiteral):
+            value_type = value.context[ValueTypeCtx].value_type
             if isinstance(value_type, gir.BoolType):
-                xml.put_text(literal.ident)
+                xml.put_text(value.ident)
             elif isinstance(value_type, gir.Enumeration):
-                xml.put_text(str(value_type.members[literal.ident].value))
+                xml.put_text(str(value_type.members[value.ident].value))
             else:
-                xml.put_text(literal.ident)
-        elif isinstance(literal, TypeLiteral):
-            xml.put_text(literal.type_name.glib_type_name)
+                xml.put_text(value.ident)
+        elif isinstance(value, TypeLiteral):
+            xml.put_text(value.type_name.glib_type_name)
         else:
-            xml.put_text(literal.value)
+            xml.put_text(value.value)
 
     def _emit_value(self, value: Value, xml: XmlEmitter):
         if isinstance(value.child, Literal):