diff --git a/src/boot/boot.janet b/src/boot/boot.janet
index 292832b6..59e0a016 100644
--- a/src/boot/boot.janet
+++ b/src/boot/boot.janet
@@ -3127,9 +3127,6 @@
       (put nextenv :debug-level level)
       (put nextenv :signal x)
       (merge-into nextenv debugger-env)
-      (eprint (fiber/status f) ": " x)
-      (debug/stacktrace f x)
-      (eflush)
       (defn debugger-chunks [buf p]
         (def status (:state p :delimiters))
         (def c ((:where p) 0))
@@ -3149,9 +3146,12 @@
           (put e '_ @{:value x})
           (printf (get e :pretty-format "%q") x)
           (flush))
-        (if (e :debug)
-          (enter-debugger f x)
-          (do (eprint fs ": " x) (debug/stacktrace f x) (eflush))))))
+        (do
+          (def ec (dyn :err-color))
+          (eprint (if ec "\e[31m" "") fs ": " x)
+          (debug/stacktrace f)
+          (eflush)
+          (if (e :debug) (enter-debugger f x))))))
 
   (run-context {:env env
                 :chunks chunks
diff --git a/src/core/vm.c b/src/core/vm.c
index 4a613a37..ba4a0bfc 100644
--- a/src/core/vm.c
+++ b/src/core/vm.c
@@ -275,14 +275,9 @@ static Janet call_nonfn(JanetFiber *fiber, Janet callee) {
     return janet_method_invoke(callee, argc, fiber->data + fiber->stacktop);
 }
 
+/* Method lookup could potentially handle tables specially... */
 static Janet method_to_fun(Janet method, Janet obj) {
-    if (janet_checktype(obj, JANET_TABLE)) {
-        JanetTable *proto = janet_unwrap_table(obj)->proto;
-        if (NULL == proto) return janet_wrap_nil();
-        return janet_table_get(proto, method);
-    } else {
-        return janet_get(obj, method);
-    }
+    return janet_get(obj, method);
 }
 
 /* Get a callable from a keyword method name and ensure that it is valid. */