diff --git a/pythonbpf/helper/bpf_helper_handler.py b/pythonbpf/helper/bpf_helper_handler.py
index 116d1a0..294985e 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/helper/bpf_helper_handler.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/helper/bpf_helper_handler.py
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ from .helper_utils import (
     get_int_value_from_arg,
 )
 from .printk_formatter import simple_string_print, handle_fstring_print
-
-from logging import Logger
 import logging
 
-logger: Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class BPFHelperID(Enum):
@@ -377,6 +375,10 @@ def bpf_perf_event_output_handler(
     struct_sym_tab=None,
     map_sym_tab=None,
 ):
+    """
+    Emit LLVM IR for bpf_perf_event_output helper function call.
+    """
+
     if len(call.args) != 1:
         raise ValueError(
             f"Perf event output expects exactly one argument, got {len(call.args)}"
@@ -904,6 +906,6 @@ def handle_helper_call(
         if not map_sym_tab or map_name not in map_sym_tab:
             raise ValueError(f"Map '{map_name}' not found in symbol table")
 
-        return invoke_helper(method_name, map_sym_tab[map_name])
+        return invoke_helper(method_name, map_sym_tab[map_name].sym)
 
     return None
diff --git a/pythonbpf/maps/__init__.py b/pythonbpf/maps/__init__.py
index e0b2ada..eb2007d 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/maps/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/maps/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from .maps import HashMap, PerfEventArray, RingBuffer
 from .maps_pass import maps_proc
+from .map_types import BPFMapType
 
-__all__ = ["HashMap", "PerfEventArray", "maps_proc", "RingBuffer"]
+__all__ = ["HashMap", "PerfEventArray", "maps_proc", "RingBuffer", "BPFMapType"]
diff --git a/pythonbpf/maps/maps_pass.py b/pythonbpf/maps/maps_pass.py
index 42d7a14..87b9c03 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/maps/maps_pass.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/maps/maps_pass.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import logging
 from logging import Logger
 from llvmlite import ir
 
-from .maps_utils import MapProcessorRegistry
+from .maps_utils import MapProcessorRegistry, MapSymbol
 from .map_types import BPFMapType
 from .map_debug_info import create_map_debug_info, create_ringbuf_debug_info
 from pythonbpf.expr.vmlinux_registry import VmlinuxHandlerRegistry
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def create_bpf_map(module, map_name, map_params):
     map_global.align = 8
 
     logger.info(f"Created BPF map: {map_name} with params {map_params}")
-    return map_global
+    return MapSymbol(type=map_params["type"], sym=map_global)
 
 
 def _parse_map_params(rval, expected_args=None):
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def process_ringbuf_map(map_name, rval, module):
     logger.info(f"Ringbuf map parameters: {map_params}")
 
     map_global = create_bpf_map(module, map_name, map_params)
-    create_ringbuf_debug_info(module, map_global, map_name, map_params)
+    create_ringbuf_debug_info(module, map_global.sym, map_name, map_params)
     return map_global
 
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def process_hash_map(map_name, rval, module):
     logger.info(f"Map parameters: {map_params}")
     map_global = create_bpf_map(module, map_name, map_params)
     # Generate debug info for BTF
-    create_map_debug_info(module, map_global, map_name, map_params)
+    create_map_debug_info(module, map_global.sym, map_name, map_params)
     return map_global
 
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def process_perf_event_map(map_name, rval, module):
     logger.info(f"Map parameters: {map_params}")
     map_global = create_bpf_map(module, map_name, map_params)
     # Generate debug info for BTF
-    create_map_debug_info(module, map_global, map_name, map_params)
+    create_map_debug_info(module, map_global.sym, map_name, map_params)
     return map_global
 
 
diff --git a/pythonbpf/maps/maps_utils.py b/pythonbpf/maps/maps_utils.py
index ee3ad08..eaa43b2 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/maps/maps_utils.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/maps/maps_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from llvmlite import ir
 from typing import Any
+from .map_types import BPFMapType
+
+
+@dataclass
+class MapSymbol:
+    """Class representing a symbol on the map"""
+
+    type: BPFMapType
+    sym: ir.GlobalVariable
 
 
 class MapProcessorRegistry: