diff --git a/compiler/src/test/scala/org/capnproto/EncodingTest.scala b/compiler/src/test/scala/org/capnproto/EncodingTest.scala
index 1892b16..98e40a0 100644
--- a/compiler/src/test/scala/org/capnproto/EncodingTest.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/test/scala/org/capnproto/EncodingTest.scala
@@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ class EncodingSuite extends FunSuite {
     val allTypes = message.initRoot(TestAllTypes.factory);
     //TestUtil.initTestMessage(allTypes);
 
+    val structList = allTypes.initStructList(3);
+
     val message2 = new MessageBuilder();
     val allTypes2 = message.initRoot(TestAllTypes.factory);
 
-    allTypes2.setStructField(allTypes.asReader());
+    //allTypes2.setStructField(allTypes.asReader());
 
     // ...
     //TestUtil.checkTestMessage(allTypes);
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/StructList.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/StructList.java
index 68150a9..4bcac43 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/StructList.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/StructList.java
@@ -48,14 +48,22 @@ public final class StructList {
             return new Builder<ElementBuilder> (factory, segment, ptr, elementCount, step, structDataSize, structPointerCount);
         }
 
-        public final Builder<ElementBuilder> fromPointerBuilder(SegmentBuilder segment, int pointer,
-                                                                SegmentReader defaultSegment, int defaultOffset) {
+        public final Builder<ElementBuilder> fromPointerBuilderRefDefault(SegmentBuilder segment, int pointer,
+                                                                          SegmentReader defaultSegment, int defaultOffset) {
+            return WireHelpers.getWritableStructListPointer(this,
+                                                            pointer,
+                                                            segment,
+                                                            factory.structSize(),
+                                                            defaultSegment,
+                                                            defaultOffset);
+        }
+
+        public final Builder<ElementBuilder> fromPointerBuilder(SegmentBuilder segment, int pointer) {
                      return WireHelpers.getWritableStructListPointer(this,
                                                                      pointer,
                                                                      segment,
                                                                      factory.structSize(),
-                                                                     defaultSegment,
-                                                                     defaultOffset);
+                                                                     null, 0);
         }
 
         public final Builder<ElementBuilder> initSizedFromPointerBuilder(SegmentBuilder segment, int pointer,