diff --git a/jse/src/main/java/org/luaj/vm2/libs/jse/JavaMethod.java b/jse/src/main/java/org/luaj/vm2/libs/jse/JavaMethod.java
index 921cb736..497653ed 100644
--- a/jse/src/main/java/org/luaj/vm2/libs/jse/JavaMethod.java
+++ b/jse/src/main/java/org/luaj/vm2/libs/jse/JavaMethod.java
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
-* Copyright (c) 2011 Luaj.org. All rights reserved.
-*
-* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-* of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-* in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-* to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-* copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-* furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-*
-* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-* all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-* 
-* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-* AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-* LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-* OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-* THE SOFTWARE.
-******************************************************************************/
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Luaj.org. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ ******************************************************************************/
 package org.luaj.vm2.libs.jse;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ import org.luaj.vm2.Varargs;
 /**
  * LuaValue that represents a Java method.
  * <p>
- * Can be invoked via call(LuaValue...) and related methods. 
+ * Can be invoked via call(LuaValue...) and related methods.
  * <p>
- * This class is not used directly.  
- * It is returned by calls to calls to {@link JavaInstance#get(LuaValue key)} 
+ * This class is not used directly.
+ * It is returned by calls to calls to {@link JavaInstance#get(LuaValue key)}
  * when a method is named.
  * @see CoerceJavaToLua
  * @see CoerceLuaToJava
@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@ import org.luaj.vm2.Varargs;
 class JavaMethod extends JavaMember {
 
 	static final Map methods = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap());
-	
+
 	static JavaMethod forMethod(Method m) {
 		JavaMethod j = (JavaMethod) methods.get(m);
 		if ( j == null )
 			methods.put( m, j = new JavaMethod(m) );
 		return j;
 	}
-	
+
 	static LuaFunction forMethods(JavaMethod[] m) {
 		return new Overload(m);
 	}
-	
+
 	final Method method;
-	
+
 	private JavaMethod(Method m) {
 		super( m.getParameterTypes(), m.getModifiers() );
 		this.method = m;
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ class JavaMethod extends JavaMember {
 	public LuaValue call(LuaValue arg1, LuaValue arg2) {
 		return invokeMethod(arg1.checkuserdata(), arg2);
 	}
-	
+
 	public LuaValue call(LuaValue arg1, LuaValue arg2, LuaValue arg3) {
 		return invokeMethod(arg1.checkuserdata(), LuaValue.varargsOf(arg2, arg3));
 	}
-	
+
 	public Varargs invoke(Varargs args) {
 		return invokeMethod(args.checkuserdata(1), args.subargs(2));
 	}
-	
+
 	LuaValue invokeMethod(Object instance, Varargs args) {
 		Object[] a = convertArgs(args);
 		try {
@@ -100,22 +100,33 @@ class JavaMethod extends JavaMember {
 			return LuaValue.error("coercion error "+e);
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * LuaValue that represents an overloaded Java method.
 	 * <p>
 	 * On invocation, will pick the best method from the list, and invoke it.
 	 * <p>
-	 * This class is not used directly.  
-	 * It is returned by calls to calls to {@link JavaInstance#get(LuaValue key)} 
+	 * This class is not used directly.
+	 * It is returned by calls to calls to {@link JavaInstance#get(LuaValue key)}
 	 * when an overloaded method is named.
 	 */
 	static class Overload extends LuaFunction {
 
 		final JavaMethod[] methods;
-		
+
+		// no parammeter method index in overload method
+		int noArgMethodIndex = -1;
+
 		Overload(JavaMethod[] methods) {
 			this.methods = methods;
+			JavaMethod m;
+			for (int i=0; i<methods.length; i++) {
+				m = methods[i];
+				if (m.fixedargs.length == 0 && m.varargs == null) {
+					noArgMethodIndex = i;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		public LuaValue call() {
@@ -129,35 +140,40 @@ class JavaMethod extends JavaMember {
 		public LuaValue call(LuaValue arg1, LuaValue arg2) {
 			return invokeBestMethod(arg1.checkuserdata(), arg2);
 		}
-		
+
 		public LuaValue call(LuaValue arg1, LuaValue arg2, LuaValue arg3) {
 			return invokeBestMethod(arg1.checkuserdata(), LuaValue.varargsOf(arg2, arg3));
 		}
-		
+
 		public Varargs invoke(Varargs args) {
 			return invokeBestMethod(args.checkuserdata(1), args.subargs(2));
 		}
 
 		private LuaValue invokeBestMethod(Object instance, Varargs args) {
 			JavaMethod best = null;
-			int score = CoerceLuaToJava.SCORE_UNCOERCIBLE;
-			for ( int i=0; i<methods.length; i++ ) {
-				int s = methods[i].score(args);
-				if ( s < score ) {
-					score = s;
-					best = methods[i];
-					if ( score == 0 )
-						break;
+			int n = args.narg();
+			if (n == 0 && noArgMethodIndex != -1) {
+				best = methods[noArgMethodIndex];
+			} else {
+				int score = CoerceLuaToJava.SCORE_UNCOERCIBLE;
+				for ( int i=0; i<methods.length; i++ ) {
+					int s = methods[i].score(args);
+					if ( s < score ) {
+						score = s;
+						best = methods[i];
+						if ( score == 0 )
+							break;
+					}
 				}
 			}
-			
-			// any match? 
+
+			// any match?
 			if ( best == null )
 				LuaValue.error("no coercible public method");
-			
+
 			// invoke it
 			return best.invokeMethod(instance, args);
 		}
 	}
 
-}
+}
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