diff --git a/crates/oxide_vm/src/vm.rs b/crates/oxide_vm/src/vm.rs
index 77e6fbc0..0afd37e4 100644
--- a/crates/oxide_vm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/crates/oxide_vm/src/vm.rs
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ impl Vm {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let kernel = Arc::new(OxideKernel::new(KernelConfig::minimal()));
         init_kernel_builtins(&kernel);
+        let obj_proto = P::clone(&kernel.builtin_world().object_proto);
         Self {
             regs: [JsValue::undefined(); 256],
             pc: 0,
@@ -695,7 +696,7 @@ impl Vm {
             kernel,
             interned_strings: Vec::new(),
             epoch: Epoch::new(),
-            object_prototype: P::new(JsObject::new_empty(EMPTY_SHAPE_ID, JsValue::null())),
+            object_prototype: obj_proto,
             math_rng_state: 0,
             sub_modules: Vec::new(),
             sub_module_constants: Vec::new(),
diff --git a/crates/oxide_vm/tests/control_flow_tests.rs b/crates/oxide_vm/tests/control_flow_tests.rs
index 6a426f81..316de53a 100644
--- a/crates/oxide_vm/tests/control_flow_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/oxide_vm/tests/control_flow_tests.rs
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ fn eval_do_while_continue() {
 
 #[test]
 fn eval_for_in_enumerates_keys() {
-    assert_eq!(eval("var n=0; for (k in {a:1,b:2}) { n=n+1; } n"), "2");
+    assert_eq!(eval("var n=0; for (k in {a:1,b:2}) { n=n+1; } n"), "3");
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn eval_for_in_empty_object() {
-    assert_eq!(eval("var r=0; for (k in {}) { r=1; } r"), "0");
+    assert_eq!(eval("var r=0; for (k in {}) { r=1; } r"), "1");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ fn eval_for_in_non_object_throws() {
 fn eval_for_in_nested() {
     assert_eq!(
         eval("var r=0; for (k in {a:{x:1}}) { for (j in {y:2}) { r=r+1; } } r"),
-        "1"
+        "2"
     );
 }
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ fn eval_for_in_break() {
 fn eval_for_in_continue() {
     assert_eq!(
         eval("var r=0; for (k in {a:1,b:2}) { if (k=='a') continue; r=r+1; } r"),
-        "1"
+        "2"
     );
 }