diff --git a/src/boot/boot.janet b/src/boot/boot.janet
index db072394..292832b6 100644
--- a/src/boot/boot.janet
+++ b/src/boot/boot.janet
@@ -3127,6 +3127,7 @@
       (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]
@@ -3142,14 +3143,15 @@
       (nextenv :resume-value))
 
     (fn [f x]
-      (if (= :dead (fiber/status f))
+      (def fs (fiber/status f))
+      (if (= :dead fs)
         (do
           (put e '_ @{:value x})
           (printf (get e :pretty-format "%q") x)
           (flush))
         (if (e :debug)
           (enter-debugger f x)
-          (do (debug/stacktrace f x) (eflush))))))
+          (do (eprint fs ": " x) (debug/stacktrace f x) (eflush))))))
 
   (run-context {:env env
                 :chunks chunks
diff --git a/src/core/vm.c b/src/core/vm.c
index 31f7465e..4a613a37 100644
--- a/src/core/vm.c
+++ b/src/core/vm.c
@@ -275,11 +275,21 @@ static Janet call_nonfn(JanetFiber *fiber, Janet callee) {
     return janet_method_invoke(callee, argc, fiber->data + fiber->stacktop);
 }
 
+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);
+    }
+}
+
 /* Get a callable from a keyword method name and ensure that it is valid. */
 static Janet resolve_method(Janet name, JanetFiber *fiber) {
     int32_t argc = fiber->stacktop - fiber->stackstart;
     if (argc < 1) janet_panicf("method call (%v) takes at least 1 argument, got 0", name);
-    Janet callee = janet_get(fiber->data[fiber->stackstart], name);
+    Janet callee = method_to_fun(name, fiber->data[fiber->stackstart]);
     if (janet_checktype(callee, JANET_NIL))
         janet_panicf("unknown method %v invoked on %v", name, fiber->data[fiber->stackstart]);
     return callee;
@@ -287,8 +297,7 @@ static Janet resolve_method(Janet name, JanetFiber *fiber) {
 
 /* Lookup method on value x */
 static Janet janet_method_lookup(Janet x, const char *name) {
-    Janet kname = janet_ckeywordv(name);
-    return janet_get(x, kname);
+    return method_to_fun(janet_ckeywordv(name), x);
 }
 
 /* Call a method first on the righthand side, and then on the left hand side with a prefix */