--- a/core/src/luan/impl/EqExpr.java	Tue Apr 28 22:49:33 2015 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/impl/EqExpr.java	Wed Apr 29 07:04:40 2015 -0600
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@
 			byte[] b2 = (byte[])o2;
 			return Arrays.equals(b1,b2);
 		}
-		if( o1==null || o2==null || !o1.getClass().equals(o2.getClass()) )
+		if( !(o1 instanceof LuanTable && o2 instanceof LuanTable) )
 			return false;
-		LuanTable mt1 = luan.getMetatable(o1);
-		LuanTable mt2 = luan.getMetatable(o2);
+		LuanTable t1 = (LuanTable)o1;
+		LuanTable t2 = (LuanTable)o2;
+		LuanTable mt1 = t1.getMetatable();
+		LuanTable mt2 = t2.getMetatable();
 		if( mt1==null || mt2==null )
 			return false;
 		Object f = mt1.get("__eq");