diff --git a/decompiler/frontend/binaryninja/handlers/globals.py b/decompiler/frontend/binaryninja/handlers/globals.py
index d46b29a62..3bddffd28 100644
--- a/decompiler/frontend/binaryninja/handlers/globals.py
+++ b/decompiler/frontend/binaryninja/handlers/globals.py
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
 """Module implementing the ConstantHandler for the binaryninja frontend."""
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
 from binaryninja import BinaryView, DataVariable, Endianness, MediumLevelILInstruction, PointerType
 from decompiler.frontend.lifter import Handler
-from decompiler.structures.pseudo import (
-    Constant,
-    GlobalVariable,
-    ImportedFunctionSymbol,
-    Integer,
-    OperationType,
-    Pointer,
-    StringSymbol,
-    UnaryOperation,
-)
+from decompiler.structures.pseudo import Constant, GlobalVariable, OperationType, UnaryOperation
 
 
 class GlobalHandler(Handler):
@@ -36,9 +27,15 @@ def lift_global_variable(self, variable: DataVariable, view: BinaryView,
                     variable.name if variable.name else "data_" + f"{variable.address:x}",
                     self._lifter.lift(variable.type),
                     ssa_label=parent.ssa_memory_version if parent else 0,
-                    initial_value=self._lifter.lift(view.get_data_var_at(variable.value), view=view) if isinstance(variable.type, PointerType) \
-                    and variable.value != 0 else Constant(variable.value) # pointer can point to NULL as well
+                    initial_value=self._get_initial_value(variable, view)
                 )
             ],
         )
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    
+    def _get_initial_value(self, variable: DataVariable, view: BinaryView) -> Union[UnaryOperation, Constant]:
+        """Return initial value of data variable"""
+        if isinstance(variable.type, PointerType) and variable.value != 0 and variable.address != variable.value:
+            return self._lifter.lift(view.get_data_var_at(variable.value), view=view)
+        else:
+            return Constant(variable.value)