diff --git a/jedi/evaluate.py b/jedi/evaluate.py
index 1adfbc3c..ec8dee7f 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate.py
@@ -414,9 +414,12 @@ def check_getattr(inst, name_str):
     """Checks for both __getattr__ and __getattribute__ methods"""
     result = []
     # str is important to lose the NamePart!
-    name = pr.Call(str(name_str), pr.Call.STRING, (0, 0), inst)
+    module = builtin.Builtin.scope
+    name = pr.Call(module, str(name_str), pr.Call.STRING, (0, 0), inst)
+    stmt = pr.Statement(module, 'XXX code', [], [], [], [], (0, 0), None)
+    stmt._commands = [name]
     try:
-        result = inst.execute_subscope_by_name('__getattr__', [name])
+        result = inst.execute_subscope_by_name('__getattr__', [stmt])
     except KeyError:
         pass
     if not result:
@@ -425,7 +428,7 @@ def check_getattr(inst, name_str):
         # could be practical and the jedi would return wrong types. If
         # you ever have something, let me know!
         try:
-            result = inst.execute_subscope_by_name('__getattribute__', [name])
+            result = inst.execute_subscope_by_name('__getattribute__', [stmt])
         except KeyError:
             pass
     return result
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate_representation.py b/jedi/evaluate_representation.py
index e5f7412c..9ba9366c 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate_representation.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate_representation.py
@@ -423,8 +423,10 @@ class Execution(Executable):
                         debug.warning('getattr called without instance')
                         continue
 
-                    for name in names:
-                        key = name.var_args.get_only_subelement()
+                    for arr_name in names:
+                        if len(arr_name.var_args) != 1:
+                            debug.warning('jedi getattr is too simple')
+                        key = arr_name.var_args[0]
                         stmts += evaluate.follow_path(iter([key]), obj,
                                                         self.base)
                 return stmts
@@ -507,7 +509,7 @@ class Execution(Executable):
                 start_pos = self.var_args.start_pos
             else:
                 parent = self.base
-                start_pos = None
+                start_pos = 0, 0
 
             new_param = copy.copy(param)
             new_param.is_generated = True
@@ -628,10 +630,8 @@ class Execution(Executable):
         def iterate():
             # `var_args` is typically an Array, and not a list.
             for stmt in self.var_args:
-                if not isinstance(stmt, pr.Statement):
-                    yield None, stmt
                 # *args
-                elif stmt.get_commands()[0] == '*':
+                if stmt.get_commands()[0] == '*':
                     arrays = evaluate.follow_call_list(stmt.get_commands()[1:])
                     # *args must be some sort of an array, otherwise -> ignore
                     for array in arrays: