diff --git a/lib/vool/statements/class_statement.rb b/lib/vool/statements/class_statement.rb
index 12d54652..e6e0e4fe 100644
--- a/lib/vool/statements/class_statement.rb
+++ b/lib/vool/statements/class_statement.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ module Vool
         vars.each { |var| ivar_hash[var] = :Object }
         @clazz.set_instance_type( Parfait::Type.for_hash( @clazz ,  ivar_hash ) )
       end
-      puts "BODY is #{body.class}"
       body.collect([]).each {|node| node.set_class(@clazz)  }
       body.create_objects
     end
diff --git a/lib/vool/statements/method_statement.rb b/lib/vool/statements/method_statement.rb
index 4bfe910a..8c1591b7 100644
--- a/lib/vool/statements/method_statement.rb
+++ b/lib/vool/statements/method_statement.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Vool
 
     def make_type(  )
       type_hash = {}
-      @args.each {|arg| type_hash[arg.children[0]] = :Object }
+      @args.each {|arg| type_hash[arg] = :Object }
       Parfait::NamedList.type_for( type_hash )
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/vool/statements/statements.rb b/lib/vool/statements/statements.rb
index 9b78c4ae..864c5b2a 100644
--- a/lib/vool/statements/statements.rb
+++ b/lib/vool/statements/statements.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ module Vool
       @statements.each { |s| s.collect(arr) }
       super
     end
+
+    def create_objects
+      @statements.each{ |s| s.create_objects }
+    end
   end
 
   class ScopeStatement < Statements
diff --git a/test/vool/compilers/test_class_compiler.rb b/test/vool/compilers/test_class_compiler.rb
index b5a9f416..7eb413b5 100644
--- a/test/vool/compilers/test_class_compiler.rb
+++ b/test/vool/compilers/test_class_compiler.rb
@@ -25,5 +25,40 @@ module Vool
       assert itest.instance_type.names.include?(:trivar) , itest.instance_type.names.inspect
     end
 
+    def test_doesnt_create_existing_clas
+      space_class = Parfait.object_space.get_class_by_name(:Space)
+      VoolCompiler.compile "class Space ; end"
+      clazz = Parfait.object_space.get_class_by_name(:Space)
+      assert_equal clazz , space_class
+    end
+
+    def test_creates_class_without_deriviation
+      VoolCompiler.compile "class Testing ; end"
+      clazz = Parfait.object_space.get_class_by_name(:Testing)
+      assert clazz , "No classes created"
+      assert_equal :Object , clazz.super_class_name
+    end
+
+    def test_creates_class_with_deriviation
+      VoolCompiler.compile  "class Test2 < List ;end"
+      clazz = Parfait.object_space.get_class_by_name(:Test2)
+      assert clazz, "No classes created"
+      assert_equal :List , clazz.super_class_name
+    end
+
+    def test_space_is_unchanged_by_compile
+      space1 = Parfait.object_space.get_class_by_name(:Space)
+      VoolCompiler.compile  "class Space ;end"
+      space2 = Parfait.object_space.get_class_by_name(:Space)
+      assert_equal space1 , space2
+    end
+
+    def test_space_type_is_unchanged_by_compile
+      space1 = Parfait.object_space.get_class_by_name(:Space).instance_type
+      VoolCompiler.compile  "class Space ;end"
+      space2 = Parfait.object_space.get_class_by_name(:Space).instance_type
+      assert_equal space1 , space2
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/vool/compilers/test_method_compiler.rb b/test/vool/compilers/test_method_compiler.rb
index 386e1153..0f2c808c 100644
--- a/test/vool/compilers/test_method_compiler.rb
+++ b/test/vool/compilers/test_method_compiler.rb
@@ -14,29 +14,34 @@ module Vool
       test.get_method(:meth)
     end
 
-    def test_method_statement_has_class
-      clazz = VoolCompiler.compile in_Test("def meth; @ivar ;end")
-      assert_equal Parfait::Class , clazz.body.clazz.class
-    end
-    def test_creates_method_in_class
-      method = create_method
-      assert method , "No method created"
-      assert_equal Rubyx::RubyMethod , method.class
-    end
     def test_method_has_source
       method = create_method
       assert_equal Vool::InstanceVariable ,  method.source.class
     end
 
+    def test_method_has_no_locals
+      method = create_method
+      assert_equal 1 , method.locals_type.instance_length
+    end
+
     def test_method_has_no_args
       method = create_method
       assert_equal 1 , method.args_type.instance_length
     end
 
-    def test_method_has_no_locals
+    def test_creates_method_in_class
       method = create_method
-      assert_equal 1 , method.locals_type.instance_length
+      assert method , "No method created"
+      assert_equal Rubyx::RubyMethod , method.class
     end
+
+    def test_method_statement_has_class
+      clazz = VoolCompiler.compile in_Test("def meth; @ivar ;end")
+      assert_equal ScopeStatement , clazz.body.class
+      assert_equal MethodStatement , clazz.body.statements.first.class
+      assert_equal Parfait::Class , clazz.body.statements.first.clazz.class
+    end
+
     def test_method_has_one_local
       VoolCompiler.compile in_Test("def meth; local = 5 ;end")
       test = Parfait.object_space.get_class_by_name(:Test)