diff --git a/lib/risc/builtin/object.rb b/lib/risc/builtin/object.rb
index a42d8718..39386561 100644
--- a/lib/risc/builtin/object.rb
+++ b/lib/risc/builtin/object.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ module Risc
             add_function_call( "__init__ issue call" ,  Parfait.object_space.get_main , ret_tmp)
             add_code exit_label
           end
+          compiler.reset_regs
           emit_syscall( builder , :exit )
           return compiler.method
         end
diff --git a/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb b/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb
index 2d825cc4..37032be2 100644
--- a/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/risc/method_compiler.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ module Risc
         #puts "adding mom #{instruction.to_s}:#{instruction.next.to_s}"
         risc = instruction.to_risc( self )
         add_code(risc)
+        reset_regs
         #puts "adding risc #{risc.to_s}:#{risc.next.to_s}"
         instruction = instruction.next
       end
diff --git a/lib/risc/risc_value.rb b/lib/risc/risc_value.rb
index 196aa0bc..b716202c 100644
--- a/lib/risc/risc_value.rb
+++ b/lib/risc/risc_value.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Risc
     #helper method to calculate with register symbols
     def next_reg_use( type , value = nil )
       int = @symbol[1,3].to_i
-      raise "No more registers #{self}" if int > 8
+      raise "No more registers #{self}" if int > 11
       sym = "r#{int + 1}".to_sym
       RiscValue.new( sym , type, value)
     end
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ module Risc
     # - an RValue, resulting in an SlotToReg
     def <<( right )
       case right
-      when Parfait::Object
+      when Parfait::Object , Symbol
         ins = Risc.load_constant("#{right.class} to #{self.type}" , right , self)
       when RiscValue
         ins = Risc.transfer("#{right.type} to #{self.type}" , right , self)
       when RValue
         ins = Risc.slot_to_reg("#{right.register.type}[#{right.index}] -> #{self.type}" , right.register , right.index , self)
       else
-        raise "not implemented"
+        raise "not implemented for #{right.class}:#{right}"
       end
       builder.add_code(ins) if builder
       return ins
diff --git a/test/support/interpreter_helpers.rb b/test/support/interpreter_helpers.rb
index c61603f6..1c79a026 100644
--- a/test/support/interpreter_helpers.rb
+++ b/test/support/interpreter_helpers.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Risc
       classes = []
       tick = 1
       begin
-        while true and (classes.length < 200)
+        while true and (classes.length < 300)
           cl = ticks(1).class
           tick += 1
           classes << cl