diff --git a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Demo8.java b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Demo8.java
index fad950d..c8c17ec 100644
--- a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Demo8.java
+++ b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Demo8.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.nqzero.unflect;
 
-import com.nqzero.unflect.SaferUnsafe.Meth;
+import com.nqzero.unflect.Safer.Meth;
 import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unflect.getField;
 import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unflect.unLog;
 import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unflect.build;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.net.URL;
-import static com.nqzero.unflect.UnsafeWrapper.uu;
+import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unsafer.uu;
 import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unflect.setAccessible;
 
 // duplicate the full demo since it uses java 11 classes for some of the tests (which are removed here)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public Object meth(Object arg0,long arg1) {
         for (int jj=0; jj < ii; jj++)
             System.out.format("ufd %2d: %4d\n",jj,vals[jj]);
 
-        ClassLoader cl = SaferUnsafe.class.getClassLoader();
+        ClassLoader cl = Safer.class.getClassLoader();
         
         Unflect<ClassLoader,String> app = build(cl,"ucp")
                 .chain("path")
diff --git a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/DemoNormal.java b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/DemoNormal.java
index ae00a39..11d6a14 100644
--- a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/DemoNormal.java
+++ b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/DemoNormal.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.nqzero.unflect;
 
-import static com.nqzero.unflect.SaferUnsafe.logger;
+import static com.nqzero.unflect.Safer.logger;
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
diff --git a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/DemoUnflect.java b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/DemoUnflect.java
index d718bbc..156a5ec 100644
--- a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/DemoUnflect.java
+++ b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/DemoUnflect.java
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 package com.nqzero.unflect;
 
-import com.nqzero.unflect.SaferUnsafe.Meth;
+import com.nqzero.unflect.Safer.Meth;
 import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unflect.getField;
 import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unflect.unLog;
 import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unflect.build;
-import static com.nqzero.unflect.SaferUnsafe.logger;
+import static com.nqzero.unflect.Safer.logger;
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
 import java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.net.URL;
-import static com.nqzero.unflect.UnsafeWrapper.uu;
+import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unsafer.uu;
 import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unflect.setAccessible;
 
 public class DemoUnflect {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public Object meth(Object arg0,long arg1) {
         for (int jj=0; jj < ii; jj++)
             System.out.format("ufd %2d: %4d\n",jj,vals[jj]);
 
-        ClassLoader cl = SaferUnsafe.class.getClassLoader();
+        ClassLoader cl = Safer.class.getClassLoader();
         
         Unflect<ClassLoader,String> app = build(cl,"ucp")
                 .chain("path")
diff --git a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/SaferUnsafe.java b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Safer.java
similarity index 98%
rename from src/com/nqzero/unflect/SaferUnsafe.java
rename to src/com/nqzero/unflect/Safer.java
index 47d1d87..ddfb096 100644
--- a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/SaferUnsafe.java
+++ b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Safer.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package com.nqzero.unflect;
 
 
-import static com.nqzero.unflect.UnsafeWrapper.uu;
+import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unsafer.uu;
 
 
 
 
-public abstract class SaferUnsafe<TT,VV> {
+public abstract class Safer<TT,VV> {
 
 
     public interface Meth<VV> {
diff --git a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Support11.java b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Support9.java
similarity index 86%
rename from src/com/nqzero/unflect/Support11.java
rename to src/com/nqzero/unflect/Support9.java
index 3f579f6..cd92d8d 100644
--- a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Support11.java
+++ b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Support9.java
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unflect.setAccessible;
 
-public class Support11 {
+public class Support9 {
     public static void godMode() {
         try {
             Method export = Module.class.getDeclaredMethod("implAddOpens",String.class);
             setAccessible(export);
             HashSet<Module> modules = new HashSet();
-            Module base = SaferUnsafe.class.getModule();
+            Module base = Safer.class.getModule();
             if (base.getLayer() != null)
                 modules.addAll(base.getLayer().modules());
             modules.addAll(ModuleLayer.boot().modules());
-            for (ClassLoader cl = SaferUnsafe.class.getClassLoader(); cl != null; cl = cl.getParent()) {
+            for (ClassLoader cl = Safer.class.getClassLoader(); cl != null; cl = cl.getParent()) {
                 modules.add(cl.getUnnamedModule());
             }
             for (Module module : modules) {
diff --git a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Unflect.java b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Unflect.java
index d94a47a..4076367 100644
--- a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Unflect.java
+++ b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Unflect.java
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package com.nqzero.unflect;
 
-import com.nqzero.unflect.SaferUnsafe.Meth;
+import com.nqzero.unflect.Safer.Meth;
 import java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
-import static com.nqzero.unflect.UnsafeWrapper.uu;
+import static com.nqzero.unflect.Unsafer.uu;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 
-public class Unflect<TT,VV> extends SaferUnsafe<TT,VV> {
+public class Unflect<TT,VV> extends Safer<TT,VV> {
     public static final String splitChar = "\\.";
 
     static Unflect<AccessibleObject,Boolean> override = build(AccessibleObject.class,"override");
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ public static void unLog() {
 
     public static void godMode() {
         try {
+            // this will fail on java 8 and lower
+            // but load with at least java 9-11
             Class base = Unflect.class;
-            Class klass = base.getClassLoader().loadClass(base.getPackageName() + ".Support11");
+            Class klass = base.getClassLoader().loadClass(base.getPackageName() + ".Support9");
             Method method = klass.getMethod("godMode");
             method.invoke(null);
         }
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
     long scale;
     Unflect chain;
     Unflect last = this;
-    Unflect first = null;
+    Unflect first;
     Object base;
     int rowPosition;
     boolean isKnown = true;
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ protected Class klass() {
         else return field.getType();
     }
 
-    public class Linked extends SaferUnsafe<TT,VV> {
+    public class Linked extends Safer<TT,VV> {
         int [] rows;
         protected long offset() {
             return Unflect.this.last.addy(rows);
diff --git a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/UnsafeWrapper.java b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Unsafer.java
similarity index 93%
rename from src/com/nqzero/unflect/UnsafeWrapper.java
rename to src/com/nqzero/unflect/Unsafer.java
index d65b311..762f28e 100644
--- a/src/com/nqzero/unflect/UnsafeWrapper.java
+++ b/src/com/nqzero/unflect/Unsafer.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 
-public class UnsafeWrapper {
+public class Unsafer {
     private static Object getField(Class klass,String name) {
         try {
             Field f = klass.getDeclaredField(name);