diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index 130795f..08d85fc 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -169,6 +169,25 @@ void classifyOpcode(char* opcode, a64inst_instruction *instr, char *tokens[], in
 
 }
 
+//takes inputted char array and returns the integer of the operand, skipping the first character
+//e.g. for a passed "R32", it skips the 'R' and returns 32
+int getOperandNumber(char *operand){
+    char operandCpy[strlen(operand)];
+    strcpy(operandCpy, operand+1);
+    char **endptr = NULL;
+    int number;
+    if(strncmp(operandCpy, "0x", 2)==0){
+        //hex value
+        strcpy(operandCpy, operand+3);
+        number = strtol(operandCpy, endptr, 16);
+    } else if(operandCpy[0] == 'x'){
+        number = strtol(operandCpy+1, endptr, 16);
+    } else {
+        number = strtol(operandCpy, endptr, 10);
+    }
+    return number;
+}
+
 
 void parse_instruction(char asmLine[], a64inst_instruction *instr) {
     if (instr == NULL){
@@ -188,6 +207,7 @@ void parse_instruction(char asmLine[], a64inst_instruction *instr) {
     if(strcmp(opcode, ".int") == 0){
         // Directive
         instr->type = a64inst_DIRECTIVE;
+        instr->data.DirectiveData.value = getOperandNumber(tokens[1]);
         
     } else if(opcode[strlen(opcode)-1]== ':') {
         // Label
@@ -230,22 +250,6 @@ void parse_instruction(char asmLine[], a64inst_instruction *instr) {
 }
 
 
-//takes inputted char array and returns the integer of the operand, skipping the first character
-//e.g. for a passed "R32", it skips the 'R' and returns 32
-int getOperandNumber(char *operand){
-    char operandCpy[strlen(operand)];
-    strcpy(operandCpy, operand+1);
-    char **endptr = NULL;
-    int number;
-    if(strncmp(operandCpy, "0x", 2)==0){
-        //hex value
-        strcpy(operandCpy, operand+3);
-        number = strtol(operandCpy, endptr, 16);
-    } else {
-        number = strtol(operandCpy, endptr, 10);
-    }
-    return number;
-}
 
 
 void calculateAddressFormat(a64inst_instruction *instr,  char *tokens[], int tokenCount) {