diff --git a/input/Test.java b/input/Test.java
index b107ff3f4f..f161db1aab 100644
--- a/input/Test.java
+++ b/input/Test.java
@@ -1,20 +1,30 @@
 public class Test {
 
-  public static void main(String[] args) {
+  private static void small() {
     for (int i = 0; i < 1024; ++i) {
       byte[] a = new byte[4 * 1024];
     }
+  }
 
+  private static void medium() {
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
       Object[] array = new Object[32];
       for (int j = 0; j < 32; ++j) {
         array[j] = new byte[32 * 1024];
       }
     }
+  }
 
+  private static void large() {
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
       byte[] a = new byte[16 * 1024 * 1024];
     }
   }
 
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    small();
+    medium();
+    large();
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 1f4884a44f..e18a2397f3 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ $(generator-objects): $(bld)/%.o: $(src)/%.cpp
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $(@))
 	$(cxx) $(generator-cflags) -c $(<) -o $(@)
 
-$(fast-objects): $(bld)/fast-%.o: $(src)/%.cpp
+$(fast-objects): $(bld)/fast-%.o: $(src)/%.cpp $(interpreter-depends)
 	@echo "compiling $(@)"
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $(@))
 	$(cxx) $(fast-cflags) -c $(<) -o $(@)
diff --git a/src/heap.cpp b/src/heap.cpp
index 6c97e9daec..f6fd612c60 100644
--- a/src/heap.cpp
+++ b/src/heap.cpp
@@ -567,14 +567,13 @@ system(Context* c)
 inline void NO_RETURN
 abort(Context* c)
 {
-  c->system->abort(); // this should not return
-  ::abort();
+  abort(c->system);
 }
 
 inline void
 assert(Context* c, bool v)
 {
-  if (UNLIKELY(not v)) abort(c);
+  assert(c->system, v);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/system.h b/src/system.h
index b7ea852a7d..9441fb1a73 100644
--- a/src/system.h
+++ b/src/system.h
@@ -45,6 +45,25 @@ class System {
   }
 };
 
+inline void NO_RETURN
+abort(System* s)
+{
+  s->abort(); // this should not return
+  ::abort();
+}
+
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+inline void
+assert(System*, bool)
+{ }
+#else
+inline void
+assert(System* s, bool v)
+{
+  if (UNLIKELY(not v)) abort(s);
+}
+#endif
+
 } // namespace vm
 
 #endif//SYSTEM_H
diff --git a/src/vm.cpp b/src/vm.cpp
index e49bc4ceab..b72272cb28 100644
--- a/src/vm.cpp
+++ b/src/vm.cpp
@@ -174,14 +174,13 @@ class RawMonitorResource {
 inline void NO_RETURN
 abort(Thread* t)
 {
-  t->vm->system->abort(); // this should not return
-  ::abort();
+  abort(t->vm->system);
 }
 
 inline void
 assert(Thread* t, bool v)
 {
-  if (UNLIKELY(not v)) abort(t);
+  assert(t->vm->system, v);
 }
 
 Machine::Machine(System* system, Heap* heap, ClassFinder* classFinder):
@@ -1727,7 +1726,7 @@ resolve(Thread* t, object pool, unsigned index,
         object (*find)(Thread*, object, object))
 {
   object o = arrayBody(t, pool, index);
-  if (objectClass(o) == arrayBody(t, t->vm->types, Machine::ByteArrayType)) {
+  if (objectClass(o) == arrayBody(t, t->vm->types, Machine::ReferenceType)) {
     PROTECT(t, pool);
 
     object class_ = resolveClass(t, o, referenceClass);
@@ -3126,6 +3125,7 @@ run(Thread* t)
   sp -= parameterCount;
   frame = makeFrame(t, code, frame, 0, sp,
                     codeMaxLocals(t, methodCode(t, code)), false);
+  code = methodCode(t, code);
 
   memcpy(&frameLocals(t, frame, 0), stack + sp, parameterCount * BytesPerWord);