diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
index 138712484..ff18ba53d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset.pm
@@ -1568,8 +1568,9 @@ sub new {
     }
 
     if (defined $properties) {
-        my $object = { _session=>$session, _properties => $properties };
-        bless $object, $class;
+        my $object = $class->instantiate;
+        $object->{_session} = $session;
+        $object->{_properties} = $properties;
         foreach my $property ($object->getProperties) {
             my $definition = $object->getProperty($property);
             if ($definition->{serialize} && $object->{_properties}->{$property} ne '') {
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
index 4951ba440..c90505f81 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Definition/Asset.pm
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ sub import {
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub _build {
     my ($class, $super, $caller, $definition) = @_;
+    $class->next::method($super, $caller, $definition);
     $class->_install($super, 'getTables', $class->_gen_getTables());
 }
 
@@ -68,12 +69,16 @@ sub _gen_getTables {
     my $class = shift;
     return sub {
         my $self = shift;
-        my %tables; 
+        my %found; 
+        my @tables;
         foreach my $property ($self->getProperties) {
             my $definition = $self->getProperty($property);
-            $tables{$definition->{tableName}} = 1;
+            unless ($found{$definition->{tableName}}) {
+                push @tables, $definition->{tableName};
+            }
+            $found{$definition->{tableName}} = 1;
         }
-        return keys %tables;
+        return @tables;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/t/Definition/Asset.t b/t/Definition/Asset.t
index cbe8637da..03d4ae94e 100644
--- a/t/Definition/Asset.t
+++ b/t/Definition/Asset.t
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ use WebGUI::Test;
 
 my $object = WGT::Class->instantiate;
 
+can_ok($object, 'getTables');
+my @tables = $object->getTables;
+is $tables[0], 'mytable', 'found first table';
+is $tables[1], 'othertable', 'found second table';
+
 is $object->getProperty('showInForms')->{tableName}, 'mytable',
     'properties copy tableName attribute';
 is $object->getProperty('confirmChange')->{tableName}, 'othertable',