diff --git a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaTable.java b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaTable.java
index 1dd43e12..46f65056 100644
--- a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaTable.java
+++ b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/LuaTable.java
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ public class LuaTable extends LuaValue {
 		int nl = (lastarg!=null? lastarg.narg(): 0);
 		presize(nu+nl, nn-(nn>>1));
 		for ( int i=0; i<nu; i++ )
-			rawset(i+1,unnamed[i].optvalue(null));
+			rawset(i+1,unnamed[i]);
 		if ( lastarg != null )
 			for ( int i=1,n=lastarg.narg(); i<=n; ++i )
-				rawset(nu+i,lastarg.arg(i).optvalue(null));
+				rawset(nu+i,lastarg.arg(i));
 		for ( int i=0; i<nn; i+=2 )
 			if (!named[i+1].isnil())
 				rawset(named[i], named[i+1]);
diff --git a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/ast/NameResolver.java b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/ast/NameResolver.java
index 715f1aed..edf3f541 100644
--- a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/ast/NameResolver.java
+++ b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/ast/NameResolver.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Exp.NameExp;
 import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Exp.VarExp;
+import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Exp.VarargsExp;
 import org.luaj.vm2.ast.NameScope.NamedVariable;
 import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Stat.Assign;
 import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Stat.FuncDef;
@@ -77,13 +78,6 @@ public class NameResolver extends Visitor {
 		super.visit(stat);
 	}
 	
-	protected NamedVariable resolveNameReference(Name name) {
-		NamedVariable v = scope.find(name.name);
-		if ( v.isLocal() && scope.functionNestingCount != v.definingScope.functionNestingCount )
-			v.isupvalue = true;
-		return v;
-	}
-
 	public void visit(Assign stat) {
 		super.visit(stat);
 		for ( VarExp v : stat.vars )
@@ -98,6 +92,8 @@ public class NameResolver extends Visitor {
 	public void visit(ParList pars) {
 		if ( pars.names != null )
 			defineLocalVars(pars.names);
+		if ( pars.isvararg )
+			scope.define("arg");
 		super.visit(pars);
 	}
 	
@@ -109,4 +105,11 @@ public class NameResolver extends Visitor {
 	protected void defineLocalVar(Name name) {
 		name.variable = scope.define(name.name);
 	}
+	
+	protected NamedVariable resolveNameReference(Name name) {
+		NamedVariable v = scope.find(name.name);
+		if ( v.isLocal() && scope.functionNestingCount != v.definingScope.functionNestingCount )
+			v.isupvalue = true;
+		return v;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lua2java/JavaCodeGen.java b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lua2java/JavaCodeGen.java
index 40dd2b33..5dc80c46 100644
--- a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lua2java/JavaCodeGen.java
+++ b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lua2java/JavaCodeGen.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Exp.ParensExp;
 import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Exp.UnopExp;
 import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Exp.VarExp;
 import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Exp.VarargsExp;
+import org.luaj.vm2.ast.NameScope.NamedVariable;
 import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Stat.Assign;
 import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Stat.Break;
 import org.luaj.vm2.ast.Stat.FuncCallStat;
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public class JavaCodeGen {
 			outl("import org.luaj.vm2.*;");
 			outl("import org.luaj.vm2.lib.*;");
 			outb("public class "+classname+" extends VarArgFunction {");
-			outl("public Varargs invoke(Varargs arg) {");
+			outl("public Varargs invoke(Varargs $arg) {");
 			addindent();
 			javascope = JavaScope.newJavaScope( chunk );
 			writeBodyBlock(chunk.block);
@@ -514,19 +515,19 @@ public class JavaCodeGen {
 			if ( n>=0 && n<=1 && m<=3 && ! body.parlist.isvararg ) {
 				switch ( m ) {
 				case 0: 
-					outr("new ZeroArgFunction() {");
+					outr("new ZeroArgFunction(env) {");
 					addindent();
 					outb("public LuaValue call() {");
 					break;
 				case 1: 
-					outr("new OneArgFunction() {");
+					outr("new OneArgFunction(env) {");
 					addindent();
 					outb("public LuaValue call("
 							+declareArg(body.parlist.names.get(0))+") {");
 					assignArg(body.parlist.names.get(0));
 					break;
 				case 2: 
-					outr("new TwoArgFunction() {");
+					outr("new TwoArgFunction(env) {");
 					addindent();
 					outb("public LuaValue call("
 							+declareArg(body.parlist.names.get(0))+","
@@ -535,7 +536,7 @@ public class JavaCodeGen {
 					assignArg(body.parlist.names.get(1));
 					break;
 				case 3: 
-					outr("new ThreeArgFunction() {");
+					outr("new ThreeArgFunction(env) {");
 					addindent();
 					outb("public LuaValue call("
 							+declareArg(body.parlist.names.get(0))+","
@@ -547,20 +548,24 @@ public class JavaCodeGen {
 					break;
 				}
 			} else {
-				outr("new VarArgFunction() {");
+				outr("new VarArgFunction(env) {");
 				addindent();
-				outb("public Varargs invoke(Varargs arg) {");
+				outb("public Varargs invoke(Varargs $arg) {");
+				if ( body.parlist.isvararg ) {
+					NamedVariable arg = body.scope.find("arg");
+					javascope.setJavaName(arg,"arg");
+					String value = "LuaValue.tableOf($arg,"+(m+1)+")";
+					outl( arg.isupvalue? "final LuaValue[] arg = {"+value+"};": "LuaValue arg = "+value+";" ); 
+				}
 				for ( int i=0; i<m; i++ ) {
 					Name name = body.parlist.names.get(i);
 					String argname = javascope.getJavaName(name.variable);
-					String value = i>0? "arg.arg("+(i+1)+")": "arg.arg1()";
+					String value = i>0? "$arg.arg("+(i+1)+")": "$arg.arg1()";
 					if ( name.variable.isupvalue )
 						outl( "final LuaValue[] "+argname+" = {"+value+"};" );
 					else
 						outl( "LuaValue "+argname+" = "+value+";" );
 				}
-				if ( body.parlist.isvararg && m > 0 ) 
-					outl( "arg = arg.subargs("+(m+1)+");" );
 			}
 			writeBodyBlock(body.block);
 			oute("}");
diff --git a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lua2java/JavaScope.java b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lua2java/JavaScope.java
index 0b89883e..1460b43d 100644
--- a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lua2java/JavaScope.java
+++ b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lua2java/JavaScope.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class JavaScope extends NameScope {
 
 	private static final String[] specials = {
 			// keywords used by our code generator
-			"name", 	"opcode",	"env",	"arg", 
+			"name", 	"opcode",	"env",	// "arg", 
 			
 			// java keywords
 			"abstract", "continue", "for",  	"new",		"switch",
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ public class JavaScope extends NameScope {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public void setJavaName(NamedVariable astele, String javaname) {
+		javanames.add(javaname);
+		astele2javaname.put(astele,javaname);
+	}	
+
 	private boolean isJavanameInScope(String javaname) {
 		for ( JavaScope s = this; s != null; s = (JavaScope) s.outerScope )
 			if ( s.javanames.contains(javaname) )
@@ -168,5 +173,6 @@ public class JavaScope extends NameScope {
 			}
 			super.visit(exp);
 		}
-	}	
+	}
+
 }