diff --git a/stead/object.lua b/stead/object.lua
index 2919a36..a948876 100644
--- a/stead/object.lua
+++ b/stead/object.lua
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ function list_concat(self, other, pos)
 	end
 end
 
-function path(w, wh)
+function path(w, wh) -- search in way, disabled too
 	if not wh then
 		wh = here();
 	else
 		wh = ref(wh);
 	end
-	local o = ways(wh):srch(w);
+	local o = ways(wh):srch(w, true);
 	o = ref(o);
 	if isRoom(o) then
 		return o
diff --git a/stead/stead.lua b/stead/stead.lua
index 65c5320..3eee563 100644
--- a/stead/stead.lua
+++ b/stead/stead.lua
@@ -420,6 +420,12 @@ end
 
 function obj(v)
 	if v.nam == nil then
+		if isRoom(v) then
+			if isDialog(v) then
+				error ("No dialog name in constructor.", 3);
+			end
+			error ("No room name in constructor.", 3);
+		end
 		error ("No object name in constructor.", 2);
 	end
 	v.object_type = true;
@@ -772,9 +778,9 @@ function room_save(self, name, h, need)
 end
 
 function room(v) --constructor
-	if v.nam == nil then
-		error ("No room name in constructor.", 2);
-	end
+--	if v.nam == nil then
+--		error ("No room name in constructor.", 2);
+--	end
 	if v.scene == nil then
 		v.scene = room_scene;
 	end