--- /org/python/core/Py.java	Tue Dec  5 23:58:34 2006
+++ Py.java	Tue Jan 16 10:34:18 2007
@@ -417,10 +417,11 @@
     /** @deprecated **/
     public static PyObject jgetattr(PyProxy proxy, String name) {
         PyInstance o = proxy._getPyInstance();
-        PyObject ret = null;
-        if (o != null) {
-            ret = o.__jfindattr__(name);
-        }
+        if(o == null){
+            proxy.__initProxy__(new Object[0]);
+            o = proxy._getPyInstance();
+	}
+        PyObject ret = o.__jfindattr__(name);
         if (ret == null)
             throw Py.AttributeError("abstract method \""+name+
                                     "\" not implemented");