diff --git a/lib/ruby/method_statement.rb b/lib/ruby/method_statement.rb
index 8e95ed7b..8759f796 100644
--- a/lib/ruby/method_statement.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby/method_statement.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module Ruby
     end
 
     def to_vool
-      MethodStatement.new( @name , @args , @body.normalize)
+      Vool::MethodStatement.new( @name , @args.dup , @body.to_vool)
     end
 
     def to_s(depth = 0)
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_method_statement.rb b/test/ruby/test_method_statement.rb
index feddf451..376b51c6 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_method_statement.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_method_statement.rb
@@ -1,32 +1,47 @@
 require_relative "helper"
 
 module Ruby
+  class TestMethodStatementTrans < MiniTest::Test
+    include RubyTests
+
+    def setup()
+      input = "def tryout(arg1, arg2) ; a = arg1 ; end "
+      @lst = compile( input ).to_vool
+    end
+    def test_method
+      assert_equal Vool::MethodStatement , @lst.class
+    end
+    def test_method_args
+      assert_equal [:arg1, :arg2] , @lst.args
+    end
+    def test_body_is_scope_zero_statement
+      assert_equal Vool::LocalAssignment , @lst.body.class
+    end
+  end
   class TestMethodStatement < MiniTest::Test
     include RubyTests
 
-    def basic_setup()
+    def setup()
       input = "def tryout(arg1, arg2) ; true ; false ; end "
       @lst = compile( input )
     end
     def test_method
-      basic_setup
       assert_equal MethodStatement , @lst.class
     end
 
     def test_method_name
-      basic_setup
       assert_equal :tryout , @lst.name
     end
-
     def test_method_args
-      basic_setup
       assert_equal [:arg1, :arg2] , @lst.args
     end
     def test_basic_body
-      basic_setup
       assert_equal ScopeStatement , @lst.body.class
       assert_equal 2 , @lst.body.length
     end
+  end
+  class TestMethodStatement2 < MiniTest::Test
+    include RubyTests
     def test_body_is_scope_one_statement
       input = "def tryout(arg1, arg2) ; a = true  ; end "
       lst = compile( input )