diff --git a/lib/parfait/message.rb b/lib/parfait/message.rb
index e7b9a331..b307dac3 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/message.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/message.rb
@@ -2,17 +2,34 @@
 # instead it is parsed by salama to define part of the program that runs
 
 class Message
+
+  def get_type_for name
+    index = @layout.get_index name
+    get_at index
+  end
+
   def send
-    # Find the method for the given object (receiver) according to ruby dispatch rules:
-      # - see if the receiver object has a (singleton) method by the name
-      # - get receivers class and look for instance methods of the name
-      # - go up inheritance tree
-      # - start over with method_missing instead
-      #    -> guaranteed to end at object.method_missing 
-    method = @receiver.get_singeton_method @method_name
-    unless method
-      cl = @receiver.layout.object_class
-      method = cl.get_instance_or_super_method @method_name
+    typ = get_type_for( :receiver )
+    # TODO: this will obviously be recoded as case, once that is done :-)
+    # depending on value type get method
+    if( typ == Integer )
+      method = Integer.get_method @method_name
+    else
+      if( typ != ObjectReference )
+        raise "unimplemented case"
+      else
+        method = @receiver.get_singeton_method @method_name
+        # Find the method for the given object (receiver) according to ruby dispatch rules:
+          # - see if the receiver object has a (singleton) method by the name
+          # - get receivers class and look for instance methods of the name
+          # - go up inheritance tree
+          # - start over with method_missing instead
+          #    -> guaranteed to end at object.method_missing 
+        unless method
+          cl = @receiver.layout.object_class
+          method = cl.get_instance_or_super_method @method_name
+        end
+      end
     end
     unless method
       message = Message.new( @receiver , :method_missing , [@method_name] + @args)
diff --git a/lib/parfait/object.rb b/lib/parfait/object.rb
index 879295ed..efdceec8 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/object.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/object.rb
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@
 
 class Object
 
+  def get_class
+    @layout.get_class
+  end
 end