diff --git a/ase/stx/class.c b/ase/stx/class.c
index 3744d49c..04690a51 100644
--- a/ase/stx/class.c
+++ b/ase/stx/class.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: class.c,v 1.24 2005-09-11 15:15:35 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: class.c,v 1.25 2005-09-11 15:43:14 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/stx/class.h>
@@ -123,9 +123,13 @@ xp_word_t xp_stx_lookup_method (
 
 	/* TODO: can a metaclas have class variables? */	
 	if (class_obj->header.class != stx->class_metaclass &&
-	    class_obj->class_variables != stx->nil) {
-		if (xp_stx_dict_lookup(stx,
-			class_obj->methods,name) != stx->nil) return class_index;
+	    class_obj->methods != stx->nil) {
+		xp_word_t assoc;
+		assoc = xp_stx_dict_lookup(stx, class_obj->methods,name);
+		if (assoc != stx->nil) {
+			xp_assert (XP_STX_CLASS(stx,assoc) == stx->class_association);
+			return XP_STX_WORD_AT(stx, assoc, XP_STX_ASSOCIATION_VALUE);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (class_obj->superclass != stx->nil) {
diff --git a/ase/stx/interp.c b/ase/stx/interp.c
index 5e4ec5cc..ad93d64e 100644
--- a/ase/stx/interp.c
+++ b/ase/stx/interp.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: interp.c,v 1.8 2005-09-11 15:15:35 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: interp.c,v 1.9 2005-09-11 15:43:14 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/stx/interp.h>
@@ -45,14 +45,13 @@ struct vmcontext_t
 
 typedef struct vmcontext_t vmcontext_t;
 
+static int __dispatch_primitive (xp_stx_t* stx, int no, vmcontext_t* vmc);
 
 xp_word_t xp_stx_new_context (xp_stx_t* stx, xp_word_t receiver, xp_word_t method)
 {
 	xp_word_t context;
 	xp_stx_context_t* ctxobj;
 
-xp_printf (XP_TEXT("%d, %d\n"), receiver, method);
-
 	context = xp_stx_alloc_word_object(
 		stx, XP_NULL, XP_STX_CONTEXT_SIZE, XP_NULL, 0);
 	XP_STX_CLASS(stx,context) = stx->class_context;
@@ -93,6 +92,10 @@ int xp_stx_interp (xp_stx_t* stx, xp_word_t context)
 	while (vmc.pc < vmc.bytecode_size) {
 		code = vmc.bytecodes[vmc.pc++];
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+		xp_printf (XP_TEXT("code = 0x%x, %x\n"), code);
+#endif
+
 		if (code >= 0x00 && code <= 0x3F) {
 			/* stack - push */
 			int what = code >> 4;
@@ -132,14 +135,14 @@ int xp_stx_interp (xp_stx_t* stx, xp_word_t context)
 		else if (code >= 0xF0 && code <= 0xFF)  {
 			/* primitive */
 			next = vmc.bytecodes[vmc.pc++];
-			__dispatch_primitive (next);
+			__dispatch_primitive (stx, ((code & 0x0F) << 8) | next, &vmc);
 		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;	
 }
 
-static int __dispatch_primitive (xp_stx_t* stx, int no, xp_stx_context_t* ctxobj)
+static int __dispatch_primitive (xp_stx_t* stx, int no, vmcontext_t* vmc)
 {
 	switch (no) {
 	case 0:
diff --git a/ase/test/stx/parser.c b/ase/test/stx/parser.c
index 7a3f9df3..9de83f27 100644
--- a/ase/test/stx/parser.c
+++ b/ase/test/stx/parser.c
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ int xp_main (int argc, xp_char_t* argv[])
 	*/
 		stdio_t stdio;
 		xp_word_t n = xp_stx_lookup_class (&stx, argv[1]);
+		xp_word_t m;
 
 		parser.input_owner = (void*)&stdio;
 		parser.input_func = stdio_func;
@@ -164,9 +165,14 @@ int xp_main (int argc, xp_char_t* argv[])
 				xp_stx_parser_error_string (&parser));
 		}
 
-		xp_stx_interp (&stx,
-			xp_stx_new_context (&stx, n, 
-				xp_stx_lookup_method(&stx, n, XP_TEXT("main"))));
+		xp_printf (XP_TEXT("== Running the main method ==\n"));
+		m = xp_stx_lookup_method (&stx, n, XP_TEXT("main"));
+		if (m == stx.nil) {	
+			xp_printf (XP_TEXT("cannot lookup method main\n"));
+		}
+		else {
+			xp_stx_interp (&stx, xp_stx_new_context (&stx, n, m));
+		}
 	}
 
 exit_program: