diff --git a/c/reg_test/expected/out b/c/reg_test/expected/out
index 6a7053d00..99e362c7e 100644
--- a/c/reg_test/expected/out
+++ b/c/reg_test/expected/out
@@ -46121,8 +46121,8 @@ mlr --from ./reg_test/input/xyz2 put -q c[1][2] = 3; o = c; dump o
 mlr -n put end {
   @a[2][3] = 4;
   b[2][3] = 8;
-  emitp (@a, b, {2:{3:12}}); # xxx crash on orderswap
   emit  (@a, b, {2:{3:12}});
+  emitp (@a, b, {2:{3:12}});
   emit {};
   emit  (@a, b, {2:{3:12}}), "t";
   emitp (@a, b, {2:{3:12}}), "t";
@@ -46130,8 +46130,8 @@ mlr -n put end {
   emit  (@a, b, {2:{3:12}}), "t", "u";
   emitp (@a, b, {2:{3:12}}), "t", "u";
 }
-a:2:3=4,b:2:3=8,_:2:3=12
 3=12
+a:2:3=4,b:2:3=8,_:2:3=12
 
 t=2,3=12
 t=2,a:3=4,b:3=8,_:3=12
@@ -46139,3 +46139,24 @@ t=2,a:3=4,b:3=8,_:3=12
 t=2,u=3,a=4,b=8,_=12
 t=2,u=3,a=4,b=8,_=12
 
+mlr -n put end {
+  @a[2][3] = 4;
+  b[2][3] = 8;
+  emitp (@a, b, {2:{3:12}});
+  emit  (@a, b, {2:{3:12}});
+  emit {};
+  emitp (@a, b, {2:{3:12}}), "t";
+  emit  (@a, b, {2:{3:12}}), "t";
+  emit {};
+  emitp (@a, b, {2:{3:12}}), "t", "u";
+  emit  (@a, b, {2:{3:12}}), "t", "u";
+}
+a:2:3=4,b:2:3=8,_:2:3=12
+3=12
+
+t=2,a:3=4,b:3=8,_:3=12
+t=2,3=12
+
+t=2,u=3,a=4,b=8,_=12
+t=2,u=3,a=4,b=8,_=12
+