diff --git a/projects/re-flex/src/re_flex/R.hx b/projects/re-flex/src/re_flex/R.hx
index bf727698..31363d05 100644
--- a/projects/re-flex/src/re_flex/R.hx
+++ b/projects/re-flex/src/re_flex/R.hx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ typedef RMatch = {
     right:String,
     #if hxnodejs
     groups:Array<String>,
-    namedGroups:DynamicAccess<String,String>,
+    namedGroups:DynamicAccess<String>,
     #end
     group:Int->String
 };
diff --git a/projects/re-flex/src/re_flex/R.kiss b/projects/re-flex/src/re_flex/R.kiss
index a3099bcf..ab00afac 100644
--- a/projects/re-flex/src/re_flex/R.kiss
+++ b/projects/re-flex/src/re_flex/R.kiss
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 (var end "\$")
 
 (function :String _group [:Array<Dynamic> exprs]
-    (+ "(" (apply + exprs) ")"))
+    (+ "(" (apply + (assert exprs)) ")"))
 
 (var group (Reflect.makeVarArgs _group))
 
+(#when hxnodejs
+    (function :String _namedGroup [:Array<Dynamic> exprs]
+        (let [groupName (assert (exprs.shift))]
+            (_group (concat ["?<${groupName}>"] exprs))))
+    
+    (var namedGroup (Reflect.makeVarArgs _namedGroup)))
+
 (function :String escape [:String str]
     (group (EReg.escape str)))
 
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@
 // TODO could memoize compiled regexes
 (function :Null<RMatch> match [:String regex :String textToSearch &opt :String flags]
     (#if hxnodejs
-            (ifLet [:RegExpMatch match (.exec (new RegExp regex /* TODO use or for this once it's fixed */ (if flags flags "")) textToSearch)]
+            (ifLet [match (the RegExpMatch (.exec (new RegExp regex /* TODO use or for this once it's fixed */ (if flags flags "")) textToSearch))]
                 (object
                     left
                         (textToSearch.substr 0 match.index)