diff --git a/engine/runtime-instrument-common/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/service/ExecutionService.java b/engine/runtime-instrument-common/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/service/ExecutionService.java
index 042d93c8cc5..bf30007acf9 100644
--- a/engine/runtime-instrument-common/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/service/ExecutionService.java
+++ b/engine/runtime-instrument-common/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/service/ExecutionService.java
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ public final class ExecutionService {
       if (preAppliedArguments == null) {
         preAppliedArguments = new Object[functionSchema.getArgumentsCount()];
       }
-      boolean isStatic = preAppliedArguments[0] instanceof Type;
+      boolean isStatic = preAppliedArguments.length == 0 || preAppliedArguments[0] instanceof Type;
       int selfArgumentPosition = isStatic ? -1 : 0;
       int[] notAppliedArguments = new int[functionSchema.getArgumentsCount()];
       int notAppliedArgumentsLength = 0;