--- a/core/src/luan/impl/SetTableEntry.java	Mon Jul 13 18:34:31 2015 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/impl/SetTableEntry.java	Mon Jul 13 20:38:26 2015 -0600
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import luan.LuanFunction;
 import luan.LuanElement;
 import luan.LuanMeta;
-import luan.LuanBit;
 import luan.modules.JavaLuan;
 
 
@@ -25,16 +24,20 @@
 	}
 
 	private void newIndex(LuanStateImpl luan,Object t,Object key,Object value) throws LuanException {
-		LuanBit bit = luan.bit(el());
-		if( t instanceof LuanTable ) {
-			LuanTable tbl = (LuanTable)t;
-			bit.put(tbl,key,value);
-			return;
+		luan.push(el,null);
+		try {
+			if( t instanceof LuanTable ) {
+				LuanTable tbl = (LuanTable)t;
+				tbl.put(luan,key,value);
+				return;
+			}
+			if( t != null && luan.hasJava() )
+				JavaLuan.__new_index(luan,t,key,value);
+			else
+				throw luan.exception( "attempt to index a " + Luan.type(t) + " value in '"+el.text()+"'" );
+		} finally {
+			luan.pop();
 		}
-		if( t != null && luan.hasJava() )
-			JavaLuan.__new_index(bit,t,key,value);
-		else
-			throw bit.exception( "attempt to index a " + Luan.type(t) + " value in '"+bit.el.text()+"'" );
 	}
 
 }