diff --git a/lib/ast/basic_expressions.rb b/lib/ast/basic_expressions.rb
index d3146369..2210d191 100644
--- a/lib/ast/basic_expressions.rb
+++ b/lib/ast/basic_expressions.rb
@@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ module Ast
   class ModuleName < NameExpression
 
     def compile frame , method
-      clazz = context.object_space.get_or_create_class name
+      clazz = ::Virtual::Object.space.get_or_create_class name
       raise "uups #{clazz}.#{name}" unless clazz
       #class qualifier, means call from metaclass
       clazz = clazz.meta_class
-      puts "CLAZZ #{clazz}"
       clazz
     end    
   end
diff --git a/lib/boot/meta_class.rb b/lib/boot/meta_class.rb
index 3931d7ab..a7ddb381 100644
--- a/lib/boot/meta_class.rb
+++ b/lib/boot/meta_class.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Boot
   #                     PS: can't say i fancy the << self syntax and am considerernig adding a keyword for it, like meta
   #                      In effect it is a very similar construct to   def self.function(...)
   #                      So one could write               def meta.function(...) and thus define on the meta-class
-  class MetaClass < Virtual::ObjectConstant
+  class MetaClass < Virtual::Object
     # no name, nor nothing. as this is just the object really
     
     def initialize(object)
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ module Boot
       @functions = []
       @me_self = object
     end
-    
+
+    def attributes
+      []
+    end
+
     # in a non-booting version this should map to _add_singleton_method
     def add_function function
       raise "not a function #{function}" unless function.is_a? Virtual::Function
@@ -46,10 +50,10 @@ module Boot
     end
 
     def inspect
-      "MetaClass on #{@me_self}, #{@functions.length} functions"
+      "MetaClass.new(:#{@me_self.name})"
     end
     def to_s 
-      inspect
+      "#{inspect} on #{@me_self}, #{@functions.length} functions"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/virtual/test_basic.rb b/test/virtual/test_basic.rb
index 79480214..7e007444 100644
--- a/test/virtual/test_basic.rb
+++ b/test/virtual/test_basic.rb
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ class TestBasic < MiniTest::Test
 
   def test_module_name
     @string_input    = 'FooBar '
-    @parse_output = {:module_name=>"FooBar"}
-    @output = Ast::ModuleName.new("FooBar")
+    @output = [Boot::MetaClass.new(:FooBar)]
     check
   end