diff --git a/lib/vm/block.rb b/lib/vm/block.rb
index 1c551ca8..d2af8647 100644
--- a/lib/vm/block.rb
+++ b/lib/vm/block.rb
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ module Vm
     def method_missing(meth, *args, &block)
       if( meth.to_s[-1] == "=" && args.length == 1)
         l_val = @scope.eval  meth.to_s[0 ... -1]
-        add_code l_val.asign(args[0])
+        add_code l_val.assign(args[0])
+      else
+        add_code CMachine.instance.send(meth , *args)
       end
-      add_code CMachine.instance.send(meth , *args)
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/lib/vm/values.rb b/lib/vm/values.rb
index f2c0724b..4bbb4637 100644
--- a/lib/vm/values.rb
+++ b/lib/vm/values.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ module Vm
 
   class Integer < Word
 
+    # part of the dsl. 
+    # Gets called with either fixnum/IntegerConstant or an Instruction (usually logic, iw add...)
+    # For instructions we flip, ie call the assign on the instruction
+    # but for constants we have to create instruction first (mov)
+    def assign other
+      other = Vm::IntegerConstant.new(other) if other.is_a? Fixnum
+      if other.is_a? Vm::IntegerConstant
+        class_for(MoveInstruction).new( self , other , :opcode => :mov)
+      else 
+        other.assign(self)
+      end
+    end
+
     def less_or_equal block , right
       CMachine.instance.integer_less_or_equal block , self , right
     end
diff --git a/test/arm/test_small_program.rb b/test/arm/test_small_program.rb
index 1e88099e..addbe479 100644
--- a/test/arm/test_small_program.rb
+++ b/test/arm/test_small_program.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class TestSmallProg < MiniTest::Test
     m = @program.main.scope binding
     r0 = Vm::Integer.new(0)
     m.r0 = 5                #1
-    m.add_code start
+    m << start
     start.instance_eval do
       sub  :r0, :r0, 1 , :update_status => 1      #2
       bne  start          #3