diff --git a/lib/register/interpreter.rb b/lib/register/interpreter.rb
index 45861eae..29b49bcf 100644
--- a/lib/register/interpreter.rb
+++ b/lib/register/interpreter.rb
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ module Register
       if object.is_a?(Symbol)
         raise "Unsupported action, must convert symbol to word:#{object}"
       else
-        value = object.get_internal_byte( index )
+        value = object.get_char( index )
       end
       #value = value.object_id unless value.is_a? Fixnum
       set_register( @instruction.register , value )
diff --git a/test/register/interpreter/test_all.rb b/test/register/interpreter/test_all.rb
index 761b562d..23263e50 100644
--- a/test/register/interpreter/test_all.rb
+++ b/test/register/interpreter/test_all.rb
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ require_relative "test_if"
 require_relative "test_puts"
 require_relative "test_plus"
 require_relative "test_mult"
+require_relative "test_word"
diff --git a/test/register/interpreter/test_word.rb b/test/register/interpreter/test_word.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9384352f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/register/interpreter/test_word.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+require_relative "helper"
+
+class TestWord < MiniTest::Test
+  include Ticker
+
+  def setup
+      @string_input = <<HERE
+class Space
+  int main()
+    "Hello".get_internal_byte(1)
+  end
+end
+HERE
+    @input =  s(:statements, s(:class, :Space, s(:derives, nil), s(:statements,
+                    s(:function, :Integer, s(:name, :main), s(:parameters),
+                      s(:statements, s(:call,
+                                  s(:name, :get_internal_byte),
+                                  s(:arguments, s(:int, 1)),
+                                  s(:receiver, s(:string, "Hello"))))))))
+
+    super
+  end
+
+  def test_chain
+    #show_ticks # get output of what is
+    check_chain ["Branch","Label","LoadConstant","GetSlot","SetSlot",
+     "LoadConstant","SetSlot","FunctionCall","Label","GetSlot",
+     "LoadConstant","SetSlot","LoadConstant","SetSlot","LoadConstant",
+     "SetSlot","LoadConstant","SetSlot","LoadConstant","SetSlot",
+     "RegisterTransfer","FunctionCall","Label","GetSlot","GetSlot",
+     "GetByte","SetSlot","Label","FunctionReturn","RegisterTransfer",
+     "GetSlot","GetSlot","Label","FunctionReturn","RegisterTransfer",
+     "Syscall","NilClass"]
+  end
+
+  def test_branch
+    was = @interpreter.instruction
+    assert_equal Register::Branch , ticks(1).class
+    assert was != @interpreter.instruction
+    assert @interpreter.instruction , "should have gone to next instruction"
+  end
+  def test_load
+    assert_equal Register::LoadConstant ,  ticks(3).class
+    assert_equal Parfait::Space , @interpreter.get_register(:r2).class
+    assert_equal :r2,  @interpreter.instruction.array.symbol
+  end
+  def test_get
+    assert_equal Register::GetSlot , ticks(4).class
+    assert @interpreter.get_register( :r1 )
+    assert Integer , @interpreter.get_register( :r1 ).class
+  end
+  def test_call
+    assert_equal Register::FunctionCall ,  ticks(8).class
+  end
+  def test_exit
+    done = ticks(37)
+    assert_equal NilClass ,  done.class
+  end
+
+  def test_get_byte
+    done = ticks(26)
+    assert_equal Register::GetByte ,  done.class
+    assert_equal "H".ord ,  @interpreter.get_register(done.register)
+  end
+
+end