diff --git a/src/lib/type_check.ml b/src/lib/type_check.ml
index d89c5be12..a7ae5dd02 100644
--- a/src/lib/type_check.ml
+++ b/src/lib/type_check.ml
@@ -3274,22 +3274,7 @@ and infer_exp env (E_aux (exp_aux, (l, uannot)) as exp) =
         )
       | exn -> raise exn
     end
-  | E_vector_update (v, n, exp) -> begin
-      try infer_exp env (E_aux (E_app (mk_id "vector_update", [v; n; exp]), (l, uannot))) with
-      | Type_error (err_l, err) -> (
-          try
-            let inferred_v = infer_exp env v in
-            begin
-              match (typ_of inferred_v, n) with
-              | Typ_aux (Typ_id id, _), E_aux (E_id field, _) ->
-                  let update_id = (Bitfield.field_accessor_ids id field).update in
-                  infer_exp env (mk_exp ~loc:l (E_app (update_id, [v; exp])))
-              | _, _ -> typ_error l "Vector update could not be interpreted as a bitfield update"
-            end
-          with Type_error (err_l', err') -> typ_raise err_l (err_because (err, err_l', err'))
-        )
-      | exn -> raise exn
-    end
+  | E_vector_update (v, n, exp) -> infer_vector_update l env v n exp
   | E_vector_update_subrange (v, n, m, exp) ->
       infer_exp env (E_aux (E_app (mk_id "vector_update_subrange", [v; n; m; exp]), (l, uannot)))
   | E_vector_append (v1, E_aux (E_vector [], _)) -> infer_exp env v1
@@ -3371,6 +3356,33 @@ and infer_exp env (E_aux (exp_aux, (l, uannot)) as exp) =
 
 and infer_funapp l env f xs ret_ctx_typ = infer_funapp' l env f (Env.get_val_spec f env) xs ret_ctx_typ
 
+and infer_vector_update l env v n exp =
+  let rec nested_updates acc = function
+    | E_aux (E_vector_update (v, n, exp), (l, _)) -> nested_updates ((n, exp, l) :: acc) v
+    | v -> (v, List.rev acc)
+  in
+  let v, updates = nested_updates [(n, exp, l)] v in
+  let inferred_v = infer_exp env v in
+  match typ_of inferred_v with
+  | Typ_aux (Typ_id id, _) when Env.is_bitfield id env ->
+      let update_exp =
+        List.fold_left
+          (fun v (field, exp, l) ->
+            match field with
+            | E_aux (E_id field_id, _) ->
+                let update_id = (Bitfield.field_accessor_ids id field_id).update in
+                mk_exp ~loc:l (E_app (update_id, [v; exp]))
+            | _ -> typ_error l "Vector update could not be interpreted as a bitfield update"
+          )
+          v updates
+      in
+      infer_exp env update_exp
+  | _ ->
+      let update_exp =
+        List.fold_left (fun v (n, exp, l) -> mk_exp ~loc:l (E_app (mk_id "vector_update", [v; n; exp]))) v updates
+      in
+      infer_exp env update_exp
+
 and instantiation_of (E_aux (_, (l, tannot)) as exp) =
   match fst tannot with
   | Some t -> begin
diff --git a/test/typecheck/pass/vec_length/v2.expect b/test/typecheck/pass/vec_length/v2.expect
index c659648bd..305795f88 100644
--- a/test/typecheck/pass/vec_length/v2.expect
+++ b/test/typecheck/pass/vec_length/v2.expect
@@ -8,8 +8,3 @@
   |    * (0 <= 10 & 10 < 8)
   | * plain_vector_update
   |    Could not unify vector('n, 'a) and bitvector(8)
-  | 
-  | Caused by pass/vec_length/v2.sail:7.10-25:
-  | 7 |  let z = [x with 10 = y];
-  |   |          ^-------------^
-  |   | Vector update could not be interpreted as a bitfield update
diff --git a/test/typecheck/pass/vec_length/v2_inc.expect b/test/typecheck/pass/vec_length/v2_inc.expect
index d6c22952d..7160e93ce 100644
--- a/test/typecheck/pass/vec_length/v2_inc.expect
+++ b/test/typecheck/pass/vec_length/v2_inc.expect
@@ -8,8 +8,3 @@
   |    * (0 <= 10 & 10 < 8)
   | * plain_vector_update
   |    Could not unify vector('n, 'a) and bitvector(8)
-  | 
-  | Caused by pass/vec_length/v2_inc.sail:7.10-25:
-  | 7 |  let z = [x with 10 = y];
-  |   |          ^-------------^
-  |   | Vector update could not be interpreted as a bitfield update