diff --git a/lib/pry/method.rb b/lib/pry/method.rb
index 078401c6..1162e712 100644
--- a/lib/pry/method.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/method.rb
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Pry
       # @param [String] name
       # @return [Pry::Method, nil]
       def from_class(klass, name)
-        new(klass.instance_method(name)) rescue nil
+        new(safe_send(klass, :instance_method, name)) rescue nil
       end
       alias from_module from_class
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Pry
       # @param [String] name
       # @return [Pry::Method, nil]
       def from_obj(obj, name)
-        new(obj.method(name)) rescue nil
+        new(safe_send(obj, :method, name)) rescue nil
       end
 
       # Get all of the instance methods of a `Class` or `Module`
diff --git a/test/test_default_commands/test_introspection.rb b/test/test_default_commands/test_introspection.rb
index 4bd00a41..1684ffdc 100644
--- a/test/test_default_commands/test_introspection.rb
+++ b/test/test_default_commands/test_introspection.rb
@@ -320,6 +320,29 @@ describe "Pry::DefaultCommands::Introspection" do
       str_output.string.should =~ /Mr flibble/
     end
 
+    it "should find methods even if the object has an overridden method method" do
+      c = Class.new{
+        def method;
+          98
+        end
+      }
+
+      mock_pry(binding, "show-method c.new.method").should =~ /98/
+    end
+
+    it "should find instance_methods even if the class has an override instance_method method" do
+      c = Class.new{
+        def method;
+          98
+        end
+
+        def self.instance_method; 789; end
+      }
+
+      mock_pry(binding, "show-method c#method").should =~ /98/
+
+    end
+
     it "should find instance methods with -M" do
       c = Class.new{ def moo; "ve over!"; end }
       mock_pry(binding, "cd c","show-method -M moo").should =~ /ve over/