diff --git a/midas/checker/midas.py b/midas/checker/midas.py
index 3764c03..42d3062 100644
--- a/midas/checker/midas.py
+++ b/midas/checker/midas.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class MidasTyper(m.Stmt.Visitor[None], m.Expr.Visitor[None], m.Type.Visitor[Type
                 base_name,
                 member.name.lexeme,
                 member_type,
-                member.kind == m.MemberKind.METHOD,
+                member.kind,
             )
 
     def visit_predicate_stmt(self, stmt: m.PredicateStmt) -> None:
diff --git a/midas/checker/registry.py b/midas/checker/registry.py
index 6591548..8b7c2fc 100644
--- a/midas/checker/registry.py
+++ b/midas/checker/registry.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import logging
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Optional
 
+from midas.ast.midas import MemberKind
 from midas.checker.builtins import BUILTIN_SUBTYPES
 from midas.checker.types import (
     AliasType,
@@ -19,11 +21,17 @@ from midas.checker.types import (
 )
 
 
+@dataclass
+class Member:
+    kind: MemberKind
+    type: Type
+
+
 class TypesRegistry:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger("TypesRegistry")
         self._types: dict[str, Type] = {}
-        self._members: dict[str, dict[str, Type]] = {}
+        self._members: dict[str, dict[str, Member]] = {}
 
     def get_type(self, name: str) -> Type:
         """Get a type from its name
@@ -60,26 +68,38 @@ class TypesRegistry:
         return type
 
     def define_member(
-        self, type_name: str, member_name: str, member_type: Type, is_method: bool
+        self,
+        type_name: str,
+        member_name: str,
+        member_type: Type,
+        kind: MemberKind,
     ):
-        members: dict[str, Type] = self._members.setdefault(type_name, {})
+        members: dict[str, Member] = self._members.setdefault(type_name, {})
         if member_name in members:
-            if not is_method:
+            current: Member = members[member_name]
+            if current.kind != kind:
                 self.logger.error(
-                    f"Member '{member_name}' already defined for type {type_name}"
+                    f"Member '{member_name}' is already defined as a {current.kind},"
+                    + f" cannot define a {kind} with the same name"
                 )
                 return
-            current: Type = members[member_name]
+            if kind != MemberKind.METHOD:
+                self.logger.error(
+                    f"Member '{member_name}' already defined for type {type_name},"
+                    + " only methods can be overloaded"
+                )
+                return
+
             combined: Type
-            match current:
+            match current.type:
                 case OverloadedFunction(overloads=overloads):
                     combined = OverloadedFunction(overloads=overloads + [member_type])
                 case _:
-                    combined = OverloadedFunction(overloads=[current, member_type])
-            members[member_name] = combined
+                    combined = OverloadedFunction(overloads=[current.type, member_type])
+            members[member_name] = Member(kind=current.kind, type=combined)
 
         else:
-            members[member_name] = member_type
+            members[member_name] = Member(kind=kind, type=member_type)
 
     def is_subtype(self, type1: Type, type2: Type) -> bool:
         """Check whether `type1` is a subtype of `type2`
@@ -297,13 +317,13 @@ class TypesRegistry:
             case BaseType(name=name):
                 if name in self._members:
                     if member_name in self._members[name]:
-                        return self._members[name][member_name]
+                        return self._members[name][member_name].type
                 return None
 
             case AliasType(name=name, type=base):
                 if name in self._members:
                     if member_name in self._members[name]:
-                        return self._members[name][member_name]
+                        return self._members[name][member_name].type
                 return self.lookup_member(base, member_name)
 
             case AppliedType(name=name, body=body, args=args):
@@ -317,7 +337,7 @@ class TypesRegistry:
                 }
                 if name in self._members:
                     if member_name in self._members[name]:
-                        member_type: Type = self._members[name][member_name]
+                        member_type: Type = self._members[name][member_name].type
                         return substitute_typevars(member_type, substitutions)
 
                 member_type2: Optional[Type] = self.lookup_member(body, member_name)