diff --git a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/lib/DebugLib.java b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/lib/DebugLib.java
index 083b2c95..a43de6ba 100644
--- a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/lib/DebugLib.java
+++ b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/lib/DebugLib.java
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public class DebugLib extends TwoArgFunction {
 		public Varargs invoke(Varargs args) {
 			Object o = args.checkuserdata(1);
 			LuaValue v = args.checkvalue(2);
-			LuaUserdata u = (LuaUserdata) o;
+			LuaUserdata u = (LuaUserdata) args.arg1();
 			u.m_instance = v.checkuserdata();
 			u.m_metatable = v.getmetatable();
 			return NONE;