diff --git a/lib/risc/builder.rb b/lib/risc/builder.rb
index f8f5daab..fecf43fa 100644
--- a/lib/risc/builder.rb
+++ b/lib/risc/builder.rb
@@ -77,11 +77,26 @@ module Risc
       @source_used = true
       add_code Risc::IsNotZero.new(@source , label)
     end
+    def if_minus( label )
+      @source_used = true
+      add_code Risc::IsMinus.new(@source , label)
+    end
     def branch( label )
       @source_used = true
       add_code Risc::Branch.new(@source, label)
     end
 
+    # to avoid many an if, it can be candy to swap variable names.
+    # but since the names in the builder are not variables, we need this method
+    # as it says, swap the two names around. Names must exist
+    def swap_names(left , right)
+      l = @names[left]
+      r = @names[right]
+      raise "No such name #{left}" unless l
+      raise "No such name #{right}" unless r
+      @names[left] = r
+      @names[right] = l
+    end
     # build code using dsl (see __init__ or MessageSetup for examples)
     # names (that ruby would resolve to a variable/method) are converted
     # to registers. << means assignment and [] is supported both on
diff --git a/lib/risc/builtin/integer.rb b/lib/risc/builtin/integer.rb
index 6d4f9f58..60852be5 100644
--- a/lib/risc/builtin/integer.rb
+++ b/lib/risc/builtin/integer.rb
@@ -33,28 +33,27 @@ module Risc
         def comparison( operator  )
           compiler = compiler_for(:Integer, operator ,{other: :Integer})
           builder = compiler.compiler_builder(compiler.source)
-          me , other = builder.self_and_int_arg("#{operator} load receiver and arg")
-          false_label = Risc.label(compiler.source , "false_label_#{builder.object_id.to_s(16)}")
-          merge_label = Risc.label(compiler.source , "merge_label_#{builder.object_id.to_s(16)}")
-          builder.reduce_int( "#{operator} fix me", me )
-          builder.reduce_int( "#{operator} fix arg", other )
-          if(operator.to_s.start_with?('<') )
-            me , other = other , me
+          builder.build do
+            integer << message[:receiver]
+            integer_reg << message[:arguments]
+            integer_reg << integer_reg[ 1]
+            integer.reduce_int
+            integer_reg.reduce_int
+            swap_names(:integer , :integer_reg) if(operator.to_s.start_with?('<') )
+            integer.op :- , integer_reg
+            if_minus false_label
+            if_zero( false_label ) if operator.to_s.length == 1
+            object << Parfait.object_space.true_object
+            branch merge_label
+            add_code false_label
+            object << Parfait.object_space.false_object
+            add_code merge_label
+            message[:return_value] << object
           end
-          builder.add_code Risc.op( "#{operator} operator", :- , me , other)
-          builder.add_code IsMinus.new( "#{operator} if", false_label)
-          if(operator.to_s.length == 1)
-            builder.add_code IsZero.new( "#{operator} if", false_label)
-          end
-          builder.add_load_constant("#{operator} new int", Parfait.object_space.true_object , other)
-          builder.add_code Risc::Branch.new("jump over false", merge_label)
-          builder.add_code false_label
-          builder.add_load_constant("#{operator} new int", Parfait.object_space.false_object , other)
-          builder.add_code merge_label
-          builder.add_reg_to_slot( "#{operator} save ret" , other , Risc.message_reg , :return_value)
           compiler.add_mom( Mom::ReturnSequence.new)
           return compiler
         end
+
         def putint(context)
           compiler = compiler_for(:Integer,:putint ,{})
           compiler.add_mom( Mom::ReturnSequence.new)
diff --git a/test/risc/test_builder1.rb b/test/risc/test_builder1.rb
index 1b3aac16..6362e5c5 100644
--- a/test/risc/test_builder1.rb
+++ b/test/risc/test_builder1.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,23 @@ module Risc
       r1 = RegisterValue.new(:r1 , :Space)
       @builder.build{ space << r1 }
       assert_equal Transfer , @compiler.risc_instructions.next.class
+      assert_equal RegisterValue ,  @builder.space.class
+    end
+    def test_loads
+      @builder.build{ space << Parfait.object_space }
+      assert_equal LoadConstant , @compiler.risc_instructions.next.class
+      assert_equal RegisterValue ,  @builder.space.class
+    end
+    def test_two
+      @builder.build{ space << Parfait.object_space ; integer << 1}
+      assert_equal LoadConstant , @compiler.risc_instructions.next.class
+      assert_equal LoadData , @compiler.risc_instructions.next(2).class
+    end
+    def test_swap
+      test_two
+      @builder.swap_names( :space , :integer)
+      assert_equal :Integer ,  @builder.space.type.class_name
+      assert_equal :Space ,  @builder.integer.type.class_name
     end
-
   end
 end