diff --git a/examples/sys_sync.py b/examples/sys_sync.py
index 3b65f46..0f56153 100644
--- a/examples/sys_sync.py
+++ b/examples/sys_sync.py
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ def last() -> HashMap:
 @section("tracepoint/syscalls/sys_enter_sync")
 def do_trace(ctx: c_void_p) -> c_int64:
     key = 0
-    tsp = last().lookup(key)
+    tsp = last.lookup(key)
     if tsp:
         kt = ktime()
         delta = kt - tsp
         if delta < 1000000000:
             time_ms = delta // 1000000
             print(f"sync called within last second, last {time_ms} ms ago")
-        last().delete(key)
+        last.delete(key)
     else:
         kt = ktime()
-        last().update(key, kt)
+        last.update(key, kt)
     return c_int64(0)
 
 
diff --git a/pythonbpf/functions_pass.py b/pythonbpf/functions_pass.py
index 37728e1..6653677 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/functions_pass.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/functions_pass.py
@@ -192,8 +192,23 @@ def handle_assign(
         elif isinstance(rval.func, ast.Attribute):
             logger.info(f"Assignment call attribute: {ast.dump(rval.func)}")
             if isinstance(rval.func.value, ast.Name):
-                # TODO: probably a struct access
-                logger.info(f"TODO STRUCT ACCESS {ast.dump(rval)}")
+                if rval.func.value.id in map_sym_tab:
+                    map_name = rval.func.value.id
+                    method_name = rval.func.attr
+                    if HelperHandlerRegistry.has_handler(method_name):
+                        val = handle_helper_call(
+                            rval,
+                            module,
+                            builder,
+                            func,
+                            local_sym_tab,
+                            map_sym_tab,
+                            structs_sym_tab,
+                        )
+                        builder.store(val[0], local_sym_tab[var_name].var)
+                else:
+                    # TODO: probably a struct access
+                    logger.info(f"TODO STRUCT ACCESS {ast.dump(rval)}")
             elif isinstance(rval.func.value, ast.Call) and isinstance(
                 rval.func.value.func, ast.Name
             ):