diff --git a/object.js b/object.js
index 3c9c748..972ebc8 100755
--- a/object.js
+++ b/object.js
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ function Constructor(name, a, b, c){
 						Object.assign(
 							Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Function.prototype, n),
 							{ value: function(){
-								return this.__call__[n](...arguments) }, })) })
+								return this.__call__[n](this, ...arguments) }, })) })
 
 	return _constructor }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c71b5d..16558bc 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-object",
-  "version": "5.2.1",
+  "version": "5.2.2",
   "description": "",
   "main": "object.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 2730b7f..cd4a24e 100755
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -441,6 +441,14 @@ module.modifiers = {
 	gen3: function(assert, setup){
 		return this.gen2(assert, this.gen2(assert, setup), '3') },
 
+	// create instance clones via Object.create(..)
+	//
+	clones: function(assert, setup){
+		return instances(setup)
+			.reduce(function(res, [k, o]){
+				res[k] = Object.create(o) 
+				return res }, {}) },
+
 	// generate instances...
 	//
 	// NOTE: these are re-used as tests too...
@@ -618,13 +626,19 @@ module.tests = {
 		instances(setup)
 			.filter(function([_, o]){
 				// NOTE: not all callables are instances of Function...
-				return typeof(o) == 'function' })
+				return typeof(o) == 'function' 
+					|| !!o.__call__ })
 			.forEach(function([k, o]){
 				o.__non_function ?
 					assert(!(o instanceof Function), 'non-instanceof Function', k)
 					: assert(o instanceof Function, 'instanceof Function', k)
 
-				assert(o(), 'call', k) 
+				typeof(o) == 'function'
+					&& assert(o(), 'call', k) 
+				
+				assert(o.call(), '.call(..)', k)
+				assert(o.apply(), 'apply(..)', k)
+				assert(o.bind(null)(), '.bind(..)(..)', k)
 
 				test(o, k)
 			})