diff --git a/lib/mom/instruction/simple_call.rb b/lib/mom/instruction/simple_call.rb
index 86fd40eb..132e42cb 100644
--- a/lib/mom/instruction/simple_call.rb
+++ b/lib/mom/instruction/simple_call.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ module Mom
     def to_risc(compiler)
       reg = compiler.use_reg(:int)
       return_label = Risc::Label.new(self,"continue")
-      load =  SlotLoad.new([:message,:next_message,:return_address],[return_label])
-      moves = load.to_risc(compiler)
+      save_return =  SlotLoad.new([:message,:next_message,:return_address],[return_label])
+      moves = save_return.to_risc(compiler)
+      moves << Risc.slot_to_reg(self, :message , :next_message , Risc.message_reg)
       moves << Risc::FunctionCall.new(self, method ,reg)
       moves << return_label
     end
diff --git a/test/mom/test_send_simple.rb b/test/mom/test_send_simple.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00279c91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mom/test_send_simple.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+require_relative "helper"
+
+module Risc
+  class TestCallSimple < MiniTest::Test
+    include Statements
+
+    def setup
+      super
+      @input = "5.mod4"
+      @expect = [LoadConstant, SlotToReg, RegToSlot, LoadConstant, SlotToReg, SlotToReg ,
+                 RegToSlot, LoadConstant, SlotToReg, SlotToReg, RegToSlot, LoadConstant ,
+                 SlotToReg, RegToSlot, LoadConstant, SlotToReg, RegToSlot, SlotToReg ,
+                 FunctionCall, Label]
+    end
+
+    def test_send_instructions
+      assert_nil msg = check_nil , msg
+    end
+    def test_function_call
+      produced = produce_body
+      assert_equal FunctionCall , produced.next(18).class
+      assert_equal :mod4 , produced.next(18).method.name
+    end
+    def test_load_label
+      produced = produce_body
+      assert_equal Label , produced.next(14).constant.known_object.class
+    end
+    def test_load_5
+      produced = produce_body
+      assert_equal 5 , produced.next(11).constant.known_object.value
+    end
+
+    def est_call_reg_setup
+      produced = produce_body
+      assert_equal produced.next(16).register , produced.next(17).register
+    end
+    def pest_nil_load
+      produced = produce_body
+      assert_equal Mom::NilConstant , produced.next(4).constant.known_object.class
+    end
+    def pest_nil_check
+      produced = produce_body
+      assert_equal produced.next(10) , produced.next(5).label
+    end
+
+    def pest_true_label
+      produced = produce_body
+      assert produced.next(6).name.start_with?("true_label")
+    end
+
+  end
+end