diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ProjectTranslator.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ProjectTranslator.kt
index e4f66fbaa8a..55603bac816 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ProjectTranslator.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ProjectTranslator.kt
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ class ProjectTranslator(val files: List<KtFile>, val state: TranslationState) {
     }
 
     fun addDeclarations(file: KtFile) {
+        val variableManager = VariableManager(state.globalVariableCollection)
         for (declaration in file.declarations) {
             when (declaration) {
                 is KtNamedFunction -> {
-                    val function = FunctionCodegen(state, VariableManager(state.globalVariableCollection), declaration, codeBuilder)
+                    val function = FunctionCodegen(state, variableManager, declaration, codeBuilder)
                     if (function.external) {
                         state.externalFunctions.put(function.fullName, function)
                     } else {
@@ -24,15 +25,15 @@ class ProjectTranslator(val files: List<KtFile>, val state: TranslationState) {
                     }
                 }
                 is KtClass -> {
-                    val codegen = ClassCodegen(state, VariableManager(state.globalVariableCollection), declaration, codeBuilder)
+                    val codegen = ClassCodegen(state, variableManager, declaration, codeBuilder)
                     state.classes.put(declaration.name!!, codegen)
                 }
                 is KtProperty -> {
-                    val property = PropertyCodegen(state, VariableManager(state.globalVariableCollection), declaration, codeBuilder)
+                    val property = PropertyCodegen(state, variableManager, declaration, codeBuilder)
                     state.properties.put(declaration.name!!, property)
                 }
                 is KtObjectDeclaration -> {
-                    val property = ObjectCodegen(state, VariableManager(state.globalVariableCollection), declaration, codeBuilder)
+                    val property = ObjectCodegen(state, variableManager, declaration, codeBuilder)
                     state.objects.put(declaration.name!!, property)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/input/string_print_test_1.txt b/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/input/string_print_test_1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11a3bfdf37d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/input/string_print_test_1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+string_print_test_1_inline() == 23
+string_print_test_1_variable() == 1
diff --git a/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/kotlin/string_print_test_1.kt b/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/kotlin/string_print_test_1.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e553c80f108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translator/src/test/kotlin/tests/kotlin/string_print_test_1.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+fun string_print_test_1_inline(): Int {
+    println("STRING INLINE PRINT WORKS")
+    return 23
+}
+
+fun string_print_test_1_variable(): Int {
+    val x = "STRING VARIABLE WORKS"
+    val y = x
+    println(y)
+    return 1
+}
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