diff --git a/src/runner/instance.rs b/src/runner/instance.rs
index c336cba..9b44206 100644
--- a/src/runner/instance.rs
+++ b/src/runner/instance.rs
@@ -264,18 +264,18 @@ impl mlua::UserData for Instance{
 				//find a function with a matching name
 				if let Some(ret)=class_functions_mut(lua,|cf|{
 					let class_str=instance.class.as_str();
-					Ok(match CLASS_FUNCTION_DATABASE.get_entry(class_str){
+					let f=match CLASS_FUNCTION_DATABASE.get_entry(class_str){
 						Some((&static_class_str,class_functions))=>{
 							match cf.classes.entry(static_class_str){
-								Entry::Occupied(occupied_entry)=>{
+								Entry::Occupied(mut occupied_entry)=>{
 									match class_functions.get_entry(index_str){
 										Some((&static_index_str,function_pointer))=>{
-											match occupied_entry.get().entry(static_index_str){
+											match occupied_entry.get_mut().entry(static_index_str){
 												Entry::Occupied(occupied_entry)=>{
-													Some(*occupied_entry.get())
+													Some(occupied_entry.get().clone())
 												},
 												Entry::Vacant(vacant_entry)=>{
-													Some(*vacant_entry.insert(lua.create_function(function_pointer)?))
+													Some(vacant_entry.insert(unsafe{core::mem::transmute(lua.create_function(function_pointer)?)}).clone())
 												},
 											}
 										},
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ impl mlua::UserData for Instance{
 									match class_functions.get_entry(index_str){
 										Some((&static_index_str,function_pointer))=>{
 											let mut h=HashMap::new();
-											h.entry(static_index_str).or_insert(lua.create_function(function_pointer)?);
-											vacant_entry.insert(h).get(static_index_str).map(|f|*f)
+											h.entry(static_index_str).or_insert(unsafe{core::mem::transmute(lua.create_function(function_pointer)?)});
+											vacant_entry.insert(h).get(static_index_str).map(|f|f.clone())
 										},
 										None=>None,
 									}
@@ -295,7 +295,11 @@ impl mlua::UserData for Instance{
 							}
 						},
 						None=>None,
-					})
+					};
+					Ok(f.map(|f|{
+						let f_static:mlua::Function::<'static>=unsafe{core::mem::transmute(f)};
+						f_static
+					}))
 				})?{
 					return Ok(ret.into_lua(lua));
 				}