diff --git a/stead/goto.lua b/stead/goto.lua
index 2a08a42..5f8e9b2 100644
--- a/stead/goto.lua
+++ b/stead/goto.lua
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ iface.fmt = function(self, cmd, st, moved, r, av, objs, pv) -- st -- changed sta
 		end
 	end
 	if moved then
-		vv = stead.fmt(stead.cat(stead.par("^^", r, av, l, objs, pv), '^'));
+		vv = stead.fmt(stead.cat(stead.par(stead.scene_delim, r, av, l, objs, pv), '^'));
 	else
-		vv = stead.fmt(stead.cat(stead.par("^^", l, r, av, objs, pv), '^'));
+		vv = stead.fmt(stead.cat(stead.par(stead.scene_delim, l, r, av, objs, pv), '^'));
 	end
 	return vv
 end
diff --git a/stead/stead.lua b/stead/stead.lua
index 8dd44c9..4060c63 100644
--- a/stead/stead.lua
+++ b/stead/stead.lua
@@ -2245,7 +2245,9 @@ function new(str)
 	if type(str) ~= 'string' then
 		error("Non string constructor in new.", 2);
 	end
-	return allocator:new(str);
+	local v = allocator:new(str);
+	check_object(deref(v), v);
+	return v
 end
 
 function delete(v)