--- a/core/src/luan/impl/LenExpr.java	Mon Jul 13 18:34:31 2015 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/impl/LenExpr.java	Mon Jul 13 20:38:26 2015 -0600
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import luan.LuanFunction;
 import luan.LuanException;
 import luan.LuanElement;
-import luan.LuanBit;
 
 
 final class LenExpr extends UnaryOpExpr {
@@ -24,10 +23,14 @@
 			byte[] a = (byte[])o;
 			return a.length;
 		}
-		LuanBit bit = luan.bit(el);
-		if( !(o instanceof LuanTable) )
-			throw bit.exception( "attempt to get length of a " + Luan.type(o) + " value" );
-		LuanTable t = (LuanTable)o;
-		return bit.length(t);
+		luan.push(el,null);
+		try {
+			if( !(o instanceof LuanTable) )
+				throw luan.exception( "attempt to get length of a " + Luan.type(o) + " value" );
+			LuanTable t = (LuanTable)o;
+			return t.length(luan);
+		} finally {
+			luan.pop();
+		}
 	}
 }