diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/infer/infer-unit.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/infer/infer-unit.rkt
index 5ee1a5e8..b2a719bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/infer/infer-unit.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/infer/infer-unit.rkt
@@ -723,9 +723,10 @@
            #f]))))
 
 ;; C : cset? - set of constraints found by the inference engine
+;; X : (listof symbol?) - type variables that must have entries
 ;; Y : (listof symbol?) - index variables that must have entries
 ;; R : Type/c - result type into which we will be substituting
-(define/cond-contract (subst-gen C Y R)
+(define/cond-contract (subst-gen C X Y R)
   (cset? (listof symbol?) (or/c Values/c AnyValues? ValuesDots?) . -> . (or/c #f substitution/c))
   (define var-hash (free-vars-hash (free-vars* R)))
   (define idx-hash (free-vars-hash (free-idxs* R)))
@@ -816,7 +817,7 @@
                    (for/hash ([(k v) (in-hash cmap)])
                      (values k (t-subst (constraint->type v var-hash)))))])
        ;; verify that we got all the important variables
-       (and (for/and ([v (in-list (fv R))])
+       (and (for/and ([v (in-list X)])
               (let ([entry (hash-ref subst v #f)])
                 ;; Make sure we got a subst entry for a type var
                 ;; (i.e. just a type to substitute)
@@ -867,8 +868,8 @@
            [cs  (and expected-cset
                      (cgen/list null X Y S T #:expected-cset expected-cset))]
            [cs* (% cset-meet cs expected-cset)])
-      (and cs* (if R (subst-gen cs* Y R) #t))))
-   infer)) ;to export a variable binding and not syntax
+      (and cs* (if R (subst-gen cs* X Y R) #t))))
+  infer)) ;to export a variable binding and not syntax
 
 ;; like infer, but T-var is the vararg type:
 (define (infer/vararg X Y S T T-var R [expected #f])
@@ -903,6 +904,6 @@
    #:return-unless cs #f
    (define m (cset-meet cs expected-cset))
    #:return-unless m #f
-   (subst-gen m (list dotted-var) R)))
+   (subst-gen m X (list dotted-var) R)))
 
 
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/infer-tests.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/infer-tests.rkt
index 71d2657a..b2961484 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/infer-tests.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/infer-tests.rkt
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@
                 (list (quote elems) ...))))
 
 (begin-for-syntax
+  (define-splicing-syntax-class result
+    (pattern (~seq) #:with v #'#f)
+    (pattern (~seq #:result v:expr)))
   (define-splicing-syntax-class vars
     (pattern (~seq) #:with vars #'empty)
-    (pattern (~seq #:vars vars:expr) ))
+    (pattern (~seq #:vars vars:expr)))
   (define-splicing-syntax-class indices
     (pattern (~seq) #:with indices #'empty)
-    (pattern (~seq #:indices indices:expr) ))
+    (pattern (~seq #:indices indices:expr)))
   (define-splicing-syntax-class pass
     (pattern (~seq) #:with pass #'#t)
     (pattern #:pass #:with pass #'#t)
@@ -33,20 +36,20 @@
 
 (define-syntax (infer-t stx)
   (syntax-parse stx
-    ([_ S:expr T:expr :vars :indices :pass]
+    ([_ S:expr T:expr R:result :vars :indices :pass]
      (syntax/loc stx
        (test-case (format "~a ~a~a" S T (if pass "" " should fail"))
-         (define result (infer vars indices (list S) (list T) #f))
-         (unless (equal? result pass)
+         (define result (infer vars indices (list S) (list T) R.v))
+         (unless (if pass result (not result))
            (fail-check "Could not infer a substitution")))))))
 
 (define-syntax (infer-l stx)
   (syntax-parse stx
-    ([_ S:expr T:expr :vars :indices :pass]
+    ([_ S:expr T:expr R:result :vars :indices :pass]
      (syntax/loc stx
        (test-case (format "~a ~a~a" S T (if pass "" " should fail"))
-         (define result (infer vars indices S T #f))
-         (unless (equal? result pass)
+         (define result (infer vars indices S T R.v))
+         (unless (if pass result (not result))
            (fail-check "Could not infer a substitution")))))))
 
 
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@
   (test-suite "Tests for infer"
     (infer-t Univ Univ)
     (infer-t (-v a) Univ)
+    (infer-t (-v a) (-v a) #:result (-v a))
     (infer-t Univ (-v a) #:fail)
     (infer-t Univ (-v a) #:vars '(a))
     (infer-t (-v a) Univ #:vars '(a))
@@ -101,6 +105,9 @@
     (infer-t (make-ListDots -Symbol 'b) (make-ListDots Univ 'b) #:indices '(b))
     (infer-t (make-ListDots (-v b) 'b) (make-ListDots (-v b) 'b) #:indices '(b))
     (infer-t (make-ListDots (-v b) 'b) (make-ListDots Univ 'b) #:indices '(b))
+    (infer-t (-pair (-v a) (make-ListDots (-v b) 'b))
+             (-pair (-v a) (make-ListDots (-v b) 'b))
+             #:result (-v a))
 
     [infer-t (->... null ((-v a) a) (-v b)) (-> -Symbol -String) #:vars '(b) #:indices '(a)]
     [infer-t (->... null ((-v a) a) (make-ListDots (-v a) 'a)) (-> -String -Symbol  (-lst* -String -Symbol)) #:indices '(a)]