diff --git a/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/arithmetization/plonk/table_description.hpp b/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/arithmetization/plonk/table_description.hpp
index fa4ea3e1..ffc1694d 100644
--- a/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/arithmetization/plonk/table_description.hpp
+++ b/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/arithmetization/plonk/table_description.hpp
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ namespace nil {
                                 return witness_columns + public_input_columns + a.index;
                             case plonk_variable<typename FieldType::value_type>::column_type::selector:
                                 return witness_columns + public_input_columns + constant_columns + a.index;
+                            case plonk_variable<typename FieldType::value_type>::column_type::uninitialized:
+                                std::cerr << "trying to access uninitialized var!";
+                                std::abort();
+                                break;
                         }
                         /* unreachable*/
                         return std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
diff --git a/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/systems/plonk/placeholder/gates_argument.hpp b/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/systems/plonk/placeholder/gates_argument.hpp
index cb46911d..92ce849d 100644
--- a/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/systems/plonk/placeholder/gates_argument.hpp
+++ b/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/systems/plonk/placeholder/gates_argument.hpp
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ namespace nil {
                                 case polynomial_dfs_variable_type::column_type::selector:
                                     assignment = assignments.selector(var.index);
                                     break;
+                                case polynomial_dfs_variable_type::column_type::uninitialized:
+                                    std::cerr << "trying to access uninitialized var!";
+                                    std::abort();
+                                    break;
                             }
 
                             if (var.rotation != 0) {
diff --git a/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/systems/plonk/placeholder/lookup_argument.hpp b/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/systems/plonk/placeholder/lookup_argument.hpp
index dc1acca6..1dafb48c 100644
--- a/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/systems/plonk/placeholder/lookup_argument.hpp
+++ b/include/nil/crypto3/zk/snark/systems/plonk/placeholder/lookup_argument.hpp
@@ -462,6 +462,10 @@ namespace nil {
                                 case DfsVariableType::column_type::selector:
                                     assignment = assignments.selector(var.index);
                                     break;
+                                case DfsVariableType::column_type::uninitialized:
+                                    std::cerr << "trying to access uninitialized var!";
+                                    std::abort();
+                                    break;
                             }
 
                             if (var.rotation != 0) {