diff --git a/generateAppend.go b/generateAppend.go
index df705f7..c81dcfb 100644
--- a/generateAppend.go
+++ b/generateAppend.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 func (msg *MsgName) simpleAppend(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string) string {
 	LOCK := msg.getLockname("x")
 
-	funcdef := "func (x *" + FRUIT + ") Append(y *" + APPLE + ")"
+	funcdef := "func (x *" + FRUIT + ") Append(y *" + APPLE + ") *" + APPLE
 
 	// log.Printf("\t\t(x %s) APPEND(%s)\n", FRUIT, APPLE)
 	// append -- no check at all
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ func (msg *MsgName) simpleAppend(w io.Writer, FRUIT, APPLES, APPLE string) strin
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	"+LOCK+".Lock()")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	defer "+LOCK+".Unlock()")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	x."+APPLES+" = append(x."+APPLES+", proto.Clone(y).(*"+APPLE+"))")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	z := proto.Clone(y).(*"+APPLE+")")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	x."+APPLES+" = append(x."+APPLES+", z)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return z")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")