diff --git a/src/main/java/de/hsrm/compiler/Klang/helper/Helper.java b/src/main/java/de/hsrm/compiler/Klang/helper/Helper.java
index c468683..648c4e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/hsrm/compiler/Klang/helper/Helper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/hsrm/compiler/Klang/helper/Helper.java
@@ -42,20 +42,24 @@ public class Helper {
     throw new RuntimeException("Struct " + structDef.name + " does not contain field " + path[pathIndex]);
   }
 
-  public static int getFieldOffset(StructDefinition structDef, int fieldIndex) {
-    return fieldIndex * 8;
-  }
-
-  public static int getFieldOffset(StructDefinition structDef, String fieldName)  {
+  public static int getFieldIndex(StructDefinition structDef, String fieldName) {
     for (int i = 0; i < structDef.fields.length; i++) {
       if (structDef.fields[i].name.equals(fieldName)) {
-        return i * 8;
+        return i;
       }
     }
 
     return -1;
   }
 
+  public static int getFieldOffset(StructDefinition structDef, int fieldIndex) {
+    return fieldIndex * 8;
+  }
+
+  public static int getFieldOffset(StructDefinition structDef, String fieldName)  {
+    return getFieldIndex(structDef, fieldName) * 8;
+  }
+
   public static int getFieldSizeBytes(StructDefinition structDef) {
     return structDef.fields.length * 8;
   }