diff --git a/lib/arm/translator.rb b/lib/arm/translator.rb
index 76e1c841..791021bd 100644
--- a/lib/arm/translator.rb
+++ b/lib/arm/translator.rb
@@ -139,10 +139,12 @@ module Arm
     end
 
     def translate_Syscall( code )
-      call_codes = { :putstring => 4 , :exit => 1    }
-      int_code = call_codes[code.name]
-      raise "Not implemented syscall, #{code.name}" unless int_code
-      send( code.name , int_code )
+      call_codes = { putstring: 4 , exit: 1 }
+      name = code.name
+      name = :exit if name == :died
+      int_code = call_codes[name]
+      raise "Not implemented syscall, #{name}" unless int_code
+      send( name , int_code )
     end
 
     def putstring( int_code )
diff --git a/lib/mom/instruction/resolve_method.rb b/lib/mom/instruction/resolve_method.rb
index 4698046b..d33b0b80 100644
--- a/lib/mom/instruction/resolve_method.rb
+++ b/lib/mom/instruction/resolve_method.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ module Mom
         # temporary, need to raise really.
         factory! << Parfait.object_space.get_factory_for(:Integer)
         integer_tmp! << factory[:reserve]
-        Mom::Builtin.emit_syscall( builder , :exit ) #uses integer_tmp
+        Mom::Builtin.emit_syscall( builder , :died ) #uses integer_tmp
 
         add_code ok_label
         cache_entry[:cached_method] << callable_method
diff --git a/lib/risc/interpreter.rb b/lib/risc/interpreter.rb
index f95abb06..21fde3b5 100644
--- a/lib/risc/interpreter.rb
+++ b/lib/risc/interpreter.rb
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ module Risc
       when :exit
         set_instruction(nil)
         return false
+      when :died
+        raise "Method not found #{@registers[:r0]}"
       else
         raise "un-implemented syscall #{name}"
       end
diff --git a/test/mains/test_new.rb b/test/mains/test_new.rb
index 0d701cbd..4f2b6d5f 100644
--- a/test/mains/test_new.rb
+++ b/test/mains/test_new.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module Mains
       run_all
       assert_equal ::Integer , get_return.class , " "
       #assert_equal 4 , get_return , " "
-      assert_equal "hi" , @interpreter.stdout
+      assert_equal "Space" , @interpreter.stdout
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/test/mom/send/test_send_dynamic.rb b/test/mom/send/test_send_dynamic.rb
index 38e38651..e17c366a 100644
--- a/test/mom/send/test_send_dynamic.rb
+++ b/test/mom/send/test_send_dynamic.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Risc
     def test_sys
       produced = produce_body
       assert_equal Syscall , produced.next(29).class
-      assert_equal :exit , produced.next(29).name
+      assert_equal :died , produced.next(29).name
     end
     def test_load_address
       produced = produce_body
diff --git a/test/risc/test_interpreter.rb b/test/risc/test_interpreter.rb
index 6dbe50c3..5e8f7816 100644
--- a/test/risc/test_interpreter.rb
+++ b/test/risc/test_interpreter.rb
@@ -91,5 +91,16 @@ module Risc
     def test_tick_15 #more than a binary code worth
       31.times {@interpreter.tick}
     end
+    class TestInterpreterDies < MiniTest::Test
+      include Ticker
+      def setup
+        @string_input = as_main("random.call")
+        super
+      end
+      def test_dies
+        # no method does syscall :dies that raises
+        assert_raises {44.times {@interpreter.tick}}
+      end
+    end
   end
 end