diff --git a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs
index 89afc136..1d3361d4 100644
--- a/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs
+++ b/fixme-new/lib/Fixme/Types.hs
@@ -70,20 +70,9 @@ pattern FixmeHashLike  e <- (fixmeHashFromSyn -> Just e)
 pattern TimeStampLike :: forall {c} . FixmeTimestamp -> Syntax c
 pattern TimeStampLike  e <- (tsFromFromSyn -> Just e)
 
-class MkId a where
-  mkId :: a -> Id
-
-instance MkId String where
-  mkId s = fromString s
-
 instance MkId FixmeAttrName where
   mkId (k :: FixmeAttrName) = Id ("$" <> coerce k)
 
-instance MkId (Text,Int) where
-  mkId (p, i) = Id (p <> fromString (show i))
-
-instance MkId (String,Integer) where
-  mkId (p, i) = Id (fromString p <> fromString (show i))
 
 
 fixmeHashFromSyn :: Syntax c -> Maybe Text
diff --git a/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script/Internal.hs b/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script/Internal.hs
index 54c748dc..7a05579c 100644
--- a/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script/Internal.hs
+++ b/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Script/Internal.hs
@@ -624,6 +624,8 @@ eval' dict0 syn' = handle (handleForm syn') $ do
     -- liiftIO $ print $ show $ "TRACE EXP" <+> pretty syn
     let importDecls = HS.fromList [ "import", "define", "define-macro" :: Id ]
 
+    let isDefine x = x == "define" || x == "local"
+
     case syn' of
 
       SymbolVal (Id s) | Text.isPrefixOf ":" s -> do
@@ -696,7 +698,7 @@ eval' dict0 syn' = handle (handleForm syn') $ do
 
             pure nil
 
-      ListVal [SymbolVal "define", SymbolVal what, e] -> do
+      ListVal [SymbolVal def, SymbolVal what, e] | isDefine def -> do
         ev <- eval e
         bind what ev>> pure nil
 
@@ -722,7 +724,7 @@ eval' dict0 syn' = handle (handleForm syn') $ do
       ListVal [SymbolVal "lambda", arglist, body] -> do
         pure $ mkForm @c "lambda" [ arglist, body ]
 
-      ListVal [SymbolVal "define", LambdaArgs (name : args), e] -> do
+      ListVal [SymbolVal def, LambdaArgs (name : args), e] | isDefine def -> do
         bind name ( mkForm @c  "lambda" [ mkList [ mkSym s | s <- args], e ] )
         pure nil
 
diff --git a/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Syntax.hs b/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Syntax.hs
index b60bf50e..ca35789c 100644
--- a/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Syntax.hs
+++ b/miscellaneous/suckless-conf/lib/Data/Config/Suckless/Syntax.hs
@@ -350,6 +350,12 @@ instance IsContext c => MkSym c String where
 instance IsContext c => MkSym c Text where
   mkSym s = Symbol noContext (Id s)
 
+instance MkId (Text,Int) where
+  mkId (p, i) = Id (p <> Text.pack (show i))
+
+instance MkId (String,Integer) where
+  mkId (p, i) = Id (Text.pack (p  <> show i))
+
 instance IsContext c => MkSym c Id where
   mkSym = Symbol noContext