diff --git a/src/views/honeysql/core.clj b/src/views/honeysql/core.clj
index 6afb067..ab8d798 100644
--- a/src/views/honeysql/core.clj
+++ b/src/views/honeysql/core.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 (ns views.honeysql.core
+  (:import
+    (clojure.lang Atom))
   (:require
     [views.core :refer [view-system hint put-hints!]]
     [views.honeysql.util :refer [query-tables]]
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@
    vexec! calls which need to be run in a transaction. Holds all view system hints
    generated by any vexec! calls within the transaction until the end, at which point
    they are all sent to the view system."
-  [binding & forms]
+  [^Atom view-system binding & forms]
   (let [tvar (first binding)
         db   (second binding)
         args (drop 2 binding)]
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@
              result#  (j/with-db-transaction [t# ~db ~@args]
                                              (let [~tvar (assoc ~db :views-honeysql/hints hints#)]
                                                ~@forms))]
-         (put-hints! @hints#)
+         (put-hints! view-system @hints#)
          result#))))
 
 (defn- execute-honeysql!
@@ -46,12 +48,12 @@
    - db: a clojure.java.jdbc database connection
    - namespace (optional): a namespace that will be included in the hints sent out
    - action-map: the HoneySQL map for the insert/update/delete SQL query"
-  ([db namespace action-map]
+  ([^Atom view-system db namespace action-map]
    (let [results   (execute-honeysql! db action-map)
          hsql-hint (hint namespace (query-tables action-map) hint-type)]
      (if-let [hints (:views-honeysql/hints db)]
        (swap! hints conj hsql-hint)
-       (put-hints! [hsql-hint]))
+       (put-hints! view-system [hsql-hint]))
      results))
-  ([db action-map]
-    (vexec! db nil action-map)))
+  ([^Atom view-system db action-map]
+    (vexec! view-system db nil action-map)))