diff --git a/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js b/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js
index 23e68126..49b7af85 100644
--- a/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/coffee_script/nodes.js
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
   Expressions = (exports.Expressions = inherit(Node, {
     type: 'Expressions',
     constructor: function constructor(nodes) {
-      this.children = (this.expressions = compact(flatten(nodes)));
+      this.children = (this.expressions = compact(flatten(nodes || [])));
       return this;
     },
     // Tack an expression on to the end of this expression list.
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 4d0bf4d2..8509be16 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Expressions: exports.Expressions: inherit Node, {
   type: 'Expressions'
 
   constructor: (nodes) ->
-    @children: @expressions: compact flatten nodes
+    @children: @expressions: compact flatten nodes or []
     this
 
   # Tack an expression on to the end of this expression list.