diff --git a/examples/src/bin/add_annot.rs b/examples/src/bin/add_annot.rs
index 4206d87..a5acf94 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/add_annot.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/add_annot.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ fn run() -> Result<(), PdfError> {
     let mut old_file = FileOptions::cached().open(&path)?;
     let mut old_page: PageRc = old_file.get_page(0).unwrap();
     
-    let mut annots = old_page.annotations.load(&old_file.resolver()).expect("can't load annotations");
+    let old_annots = old_page.annotations.load(&old_file.resolver()).expect("can't load annotations");
+    let mut annots: Vec<_> = (*old_annots).clone();
     // let mut new_annots = annots.deref().clone();
     // for annot in &new_annots {
         // dbg!(&annot.subtype);
@@ -79,23 +80,24 @@ fn run() -> Result<(), PdfError> {
     let annot_ref = old_file.create(new_annot)?;
     annots.push(MaybeRef::Indirect(annot_ref));
 
-    // let lazy_annots = Lazy::from_primitive(
-    //     annots.to_primitive(&mut FileOptions::cached().storage()).unwrap(), 
-    //     &file.resolver()
-    // );
 
-    // old_page.update_annots(annots, &old_file.resolver(), &mut FileOptions::cached().storage());
-    // let old_annots = old_page.annotations.to_primitive(&mut old_file).unwrap();
+    match old_annots {
+        MaybeRef::Direct(_) => {
+            // need to update the whole page
+            let mut new_page: Page = (*old_page).clone();
 
-
-    // let layz_annots = Lazy::from(annots);
-    // match annots {
-    //     MaybeRef::Indirect(annot) => {
-    //         old_page.annotations = Lazy::from(annot);
-    //     }
-    // }
-
-    old_file.update(old_page.get_plain_ref(), old_page);
+            let lazy_annots = Lazy::safe(
+                MaybeRef::Indirect(old_file.create(annots).unwrap()),
+                &mut old_file
+            ).unwrap();
+            new_page.annotations = lazy_annots;
+            PageRc::update(new_page, &old_page, &mut old_file).unwrap();
+        }
+        MaybeRef::Indirect(r) => {
+            // can just update the annot reference
+            old_file.update_ref(&r, annots).unwrap();
+        }
+    }
     old_file.save_to("/Users/apple/Downloads/test_pdf/out.pdf")?;
 
     Ok(())
@@ -105,4 +107,4 @@ fn main() {
     if let Err(e) = run() {
         println!("{e}");
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/pdf/src/object/mod.rs b/pdf/src/object/mod.rs
index f0c29e3..01798f9 100644
--- a/pdf/src/object/mod.rs
+++ b/pdf/src/object/mod.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ pub trait DeepClone: Sized + Sync + Send + 'static {
 pub trait Updater {
     fn create<T: ObjectWrite>(&mut self, obj: T) -> Result<RcRef<T>>;
     fn update<T: ObjectWrite>(&mut self, old: PlainRef, obj: T) -> Result<RcRef<T>>;
+    fn update_ref<T: ObjectWrite>(&mut self, old: &RcRef<T>, obj: T) -> Result<RcRef<T>> {
+        self.update(old.get_ref().inner, obj)
+    }
     fn promise<T: Object>(&mut self) -> PromisedRef<T>;
     fn fulfill<T: ObjectWrite>(&mut self, promise: PromisedRef<T>, obj: T) -> Result<RcRef<T>>;
 }
@@ -439,6 +442,12 @@ impl<T: Object> Lazy<T> {
     pub fn load(&self, resolve: &impl Resolve) -> Result<T> {
         T::from_primitive(self.primitive.clone(), resolve)
     }
+    pub fn safe(value: T, update: &mut impl Updater) -> Result<Self>
+    where T: ObjectWrite
+    {
+        let primitive = value.to_primitive(update)?;
+        Ok(Lazy { primitive, _marker: PhantomData })
+    }
 }
 impl<T: Object> Object for Lazy<T> {
     fn from_primitive(p: Primitive, _: &impl Resolve) -> Result<Self> {
@@ -462,7 +471,6 @@ impl<T> From<RcRef<T>> for Lazy<T> {
     }
 }
 
-
 //////////////////////////////////////
 // Object for Primitives & other types
 //////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/pdf/src/object/types.rs b/pdf/src/object/types.rs
index 1e11c63..36191c7 100644
--- a/pdf/src/object/types.rs
+++ b/pdf/src/object/types.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ impl PageRc {
     pub fn create(page: Page, update: &mut impl Updater) -> Result<PageRc> {
         Ok(PageRc(update.create(PagesNode::Leaf(page))?))
     }
+    pub fn update(page: Page, old_page: &PageRc, update: &mut impl Updater) -> Result<PageRc> {
+        update.update(old_page.get_plain_ref(), PagesNode::Leaf(page)).map(PageRc)
+    }
     pub fn get_ref(&self) -> Ref<PagesNode> {
         self.0.get_ref()
     }