diff --git a/compiler/gen_dev/src/lib.rs b/compiler/gen_dev/src/lib.rs
index 4822315460..f72963cd5a 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_dev/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen_dev/src/lib.rs
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ trait Backend<'a> {
                 arguments,
                 ..
             } => {
+                self.load_literal_symbols(arguments);
                 self.tag(sym, &arguments, tag_layout, *tag_id);
             }
             x => todo!("the expression, {:?}", x),
diff --git a/compiler/test_gen/src/gen_tags.rs b/compiler/test_gen/src/gen_tags.rs
index c1643ecc9a..759242c91d 100644
--- a/compiler/test_gen/src/gen_tags.rs
+++ b/compiler/test_gen/src/gen_tags.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "gen-llvm")]
 use crate::helpers::llvm::assert_evals_to;
 
-// #[cfg(feature = "gen-dev")]
-// use crate::helpers::dev::assert_evals_to;
+#[cfg(feature = "gen-dev")]
+use crate::helpers::dev::assert_evals_to;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "gen-wasm")]
 use crate::helpers::wasm::assert_evals_to;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn width_and_alignment_u8_u8() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm", feature = "gen-dev"))]
 fn applied_tag_nothing_ir() {
     assert_evals_to!(
         indoc!(
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fn applied_tag_nothing_ir() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm", feature = "gen-dev"))]
 fn applied_tag_nothing() {
     assert_evals_to!(
         indoc!(
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fn applied_tag_nothing() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm", feature = "gen-dev"))]
 fn applied_tag_just() {
     assert_evals_to!(
         indoc!(
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fn applied_tag_just() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm", feature = "gen-dev"))]
 fn applied_tag_just_ir() {
     assert_evals_to!(
         indoc!(