diff --git a/springloaded/src/main/java/org/springsource/loaded/support/Java8.java b/springloaded/src/main/java/org/springsource/loaded/support/Java8.java
index 7218e13..25f2432 100644
--- a/springloaded/src/main/java/org/springsource/loaded/support/Java8.java
+++ b/springloaded/src/main/java/org/springsource/loaded/support/Java8.java
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ public class Java8 {
 				if (null == ownerRType || !ownerRType.hasBeenReloaded()) {
 					// target containing the reference/lambdaMethod has not been reloaded, no need to get over
 					// complicated.
-					Class<?> ownerClazz = ownerRType.getClazz();
-					implMethod = caller.findVirtual(ownerClazz, name, implMethodType);
+					Class<?> clazz = callerLoader.loadClass(owner.replace("/", "."));
+					implMethod = caller.findVirtual(clazz, name, implMethodType);
 				}
 				else {
 					MethodMember targetReferenceMethodMember = ownerRType.getCurrentMethod(name, descriptor);
diff --git a/springloaded/src/test/java/org/springsource/loaded/test/Java8Tests.java b/springloaded/src/test/java/org/springsource/loaded/test/Java8Tests.java
index 665880e..8c7779e 100644
--- a/springloaded/src/test/java/org/springsource/loaded/test/Java8Tests.java
+++ b/springloaded/src/test/java/org/springsource/loaded/test/Java8Tests.java
@@ -68,6 +68,26 @@ public class Java8Tests extends SpringLoadedTests {
 		// TODO should assert something but the issue is that the JVM crashes...
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void issue173() throws Exception {
+		String t = "bugs.Issue173";
+		TypeRegistry typeRegistry = getTypeRegistry(t);
+		byte[] sc = loadBytesForClass(t);
+		ReloadableType rtype = typeRegistry.addType(t, sc);
+
+		Class<?> clazz = rtype.getClazz();
+		@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+		Result r = runUnguarded(clazz, "run");
+
+		r = runUnguarded(clazz, "run");
+
+		rtype.loadNewVersion("002", rtype.bytesInitial);
+
+		r = runUnguarded(clazz, "run");
+
+		assertEquals("https://www.redacted.com/path", r.returnValue);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void callBasicType() throws Exception {
 		String t = "basic.FirstClass";
diff --git a/testdata-java8/src/main/java/bugs/Issue173.java b/testdata-java8/src/main/java/bugs/Issue173.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..324ac9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata-java8/src/main/java/bugs/Issue173.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package bugs;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+public class Issue173 {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        System.out.println(run());
+    }
+
+    public static String run() {
+        return url("path").toString();
+    }
+
+    public static URI url(Object... args) {
+        try {
+            /* flattening the paths */
+            final List<String> paths = Arrays
+                    .stream(args)
+                    .flatMap(arg -> {
+                        if (arg instanceof Collection) {
+                            return ((Collection<Object>) arg).stream();
+                        } else if (arg instanceof Object[]) {
+                            return Arrays.stream((Object[]) arg);
+                        }
+
+                        return Arrays.stream(new Object[]{
+                                arg
+                        });
+                    })
+                    .map(Object::toString)
+                    .map(String::toLowerCase)
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+            Path path = Paths.get("/", paths.toArray(new String[0]));
+            URI uri = new URI("https", "www.redacted.com", path.toString(), null);
+
+            return uri;
+        } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+}