diff --git a/vlib/compiler/cgen.v b/vlib/compiler/cgen.v
index 00a1b78cf9..80df1ef54f 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/cgen.v
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ fn (v &V) interface_table() string {
                        continue
                }
                mut methods := ''
+              sb.writeln('// NR methods = $t.gen_types.len')
                for i, gen_type in t.gen_types {
                        methods += '{'
                        for i, method in t.methods {
@@ -410,11 +411,12 @@ fn (v &V) interface_table() string {
                        // Speaker_Cat_index = 0
                        sb.writeln('int _${t.name}_${gen_type}_index = $i;')
                }
-              if t.methods.len == 0 {
-              	methods = '{TCCSKIP(0)}'
-              }	
+              if t.gen_types.len > 0 {
+//              	methods = '{TCCSKIP(0)}'
+//              }	
                sb.writeln('void* (* ${t.name}_name_table[][$t.methods.len]) = ' +
 '{ $methods }; ')
+}
                continue
        }
        return sb.str()
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/main.v b/vlib/compiler/main.v
index 5038ecdbb0..9896278088 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/main.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/main.v
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ pub fn (v &V)  get_user_files() []string {
 	mut user_files := []string
 
 	if v.pref.is_test {
+		// TODO this somtimes fails on CI
 		user_files << filepath.join(v.vroot,'vlib','compiler','preludes','tests_assertions.v')
 	}