diff --git a/lib/elf/object_writer.rb b/lib/elf/object_writer.rb
index 17ee30b4..453346fc 100644
--- a/lib/elf/object_writer.rb
+++ b/lib/elf/object_writer.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module Elf
       @text = Elf::TextSection.new(".text")
       @object.add_section @text
 
-      @object_machine.run_passes
       assembler = Register::Assembler.new(@object_machine)
       set_text assembler.write_as_string
 
diff --git a/test/virtual/test_hello.rb b/test/virtual/test_hello.rb
index aa55e8aa..0c42b818 100644
--- a/test/virtual/test_hello.rb
+++ b/test/virtual/test_hello.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ class HelloTest < MiniTest::Test
   def check
     machine = Virtual::Machine.boot
     expressions = machine.compile_main @string_input
+    puts Sof::Writer.write(machine.space)
+    machine.run_passes
 
     writer = Elf::ObjectWriter.new(machine)
     writer.save "hello.o"
-#    puts Sof::Writer.write(expressions)
-    puts Sof::Writer.write(machine.space)
   end
 
   def qtest_simplest_function