diff --git a/jnius/jnius_export_class.pxi b/jnius/jnius_export_class.pxi
index bff66bf..0e321d9 100644
--- a/jnius/jnius_export_class.pxi
+++ b/jnius/jnius_export_class.pxi
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class MetaJavaClass(type):
             jf = value
             if not jf.is_static:
                 continue
-            jf.set_resolve_info(j_env, jcs.j_cls, None,
+            jf.set_resolve_info(j_env, jcs.j_cls,
                 name, __javaclass__)
 
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ cdef class JavaClass(object):
             jf = value
             if jf.is_static:
                 continue
-            jf.set_resolve_info(j_env, self.j_cls, self.j_self,
+            jf.set_resolve_info(j_env, self.j_cls,
                 name, self.__javaclass__)
 
     def __repr__(self):
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ cdef class JavaField(object):
     cdef jfieldID j_field
     cdef JNIEnv *j_env
     cdef jclass j_cls
-    cdef LocalRef j_self
     cdef bytes definition
     cdef object is_static
     cdef bytes name
@@ -284,20 +283,18 @@ cdef class JavaField(object):
     def __cinit__(self, definition, **kwargs):
         self.j_field = NULL
         self.j_cls = NULL
-        self.j_self = None
 
     def __init__(self, definition, **kwargs):
         super(JavaField, self).__init__()
         self.definition = definition
         self.is_static = kwargs.get('static', False)
 
-    cdef void set_resolve_info(self, JNIEnv *j_env, jclass j_cls, LocalRef j_self,
+    cdef void set_resolve_info(self, JNIEnv *j_env, jclass j_cls,
             bytes name, bytes classname):
         j_env = get_jnienv()
         self.name = name
         self.classname = classname
         self.j_cls = j_cls
-        self.j_self = j_self
 
     cdef void ensure_field(self) except *:
         cdef JNIEnv *j_env = get_jnienv()
@@ -315,12 +312,16 @@ cdef class JavaField(object):
             raise JavaException('Unable to found the field {0}'.format(self.name))
 
     def __get__(self, obj, objtype):
+        cdef jobject j_self
+
         self.ensure_field()
         if obj is None:
             return self.read_static_field()
-        return self.read_field()
 
-    cdef read_field(self):
+        j_self = (<JavaClass?>obj).j_self.obj
+        return self.read_field(j_self)
+
+    cdef read_field(self, jobject j_self):
         cdef jboolean j_boolean
         cdef jbyte j_byte
         cdef jchar j_char
@@ -335,7 +336,6 @@ cdef class JavaField(object):
         cdef object ret = None
         cdef JavaObject ret_jobject
         cdef JavaClass ret_jc
-        cdef jobject j_self = self.j_self.obj
         cdef JNIEnv *j_env = get_jnienv()
 
         # return type of the java method
@@ -840,5 +840,3 @@ class JavaStaticField(JavaField):
     def __init__(self, definition, **kwargs):
         kwargs['static'] = True
         super(JavaStaticField, self).__init__(definition, **kwargs)
-
-
diff --git a/tests/org/jnius/BasicsTest.java b/tests/org/jnius/BasicsTest.java
index ed8dc44..c257822 100644
--- a/tests/org/jnius/BasicsTest.java
+++ b/tests/org/jnius/BasicsTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ public class BasicsTest {
 	public double fieldD = 1.23456789;
 	public String fieldString = new String("helloworld");
 
+    public BasicsTest() {}
+    public BasicsTest(byte fieldBVal) {
+        fieldB = fieldBVal;
+    }
+
 	public boolean[] methodArrayZ() {
 		boolean[] x = new boolean[3];
 		x[0] = x[1] = x[2] = true;
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ public class BasicsTest {
 	public boolean methodParamsZBCSIJFD(boolean x1, byte x2, char x3, short x4,
 			int x5, long x6, float x7, double x8) {
 		// ADD float / double, but dunno how to do with approx
-		return (x1 == true && x2 == 127 && x3 == 'k' && x4 == 32767 && 
+		return (x1 == true && x2 == 127 && x3 == 'k' && x4 == 32767 &&
 				x5 == 2147483467 && x6 == 2147483467);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_basics.py b/tests/test_basics.py
index 44e8084..3964561 100644
--- a/tests/test_basics.py
+++ b/tests/test_basics.py
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ class BasicsTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertAlmostEquals(test.fieldF, 1.23456789)
         self.assertEquals(test.fieldD, 1.23456789)
         self.assertEquals(test.fieldString, 'helloworld')
+        test2 = autoclass('org.jnius.BasicsTest')(10)
+        self.assertEquals(test2.fieldB, 10)
+        self.assertEquals(test.fieldB, 127)
+        self.assertEquals(test2.fieldB, 10)
 
     def test_instances_methods_array(self):
         test = autoclass('org.jnius.BasicsTest')()