diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index e779e963..e1b8e67d 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@
         del(this.options, 'operation');
       }
       top = this.top_sensitive() ? this.options.top : del(this.options, 'top');
-      closure = this.is_statement() && !this.is_pure_statement() && !top && !this.options.returns && !(this instanceof CommentNode) && !this.contains(function(node) {
-        return node.is_pure_statement();
-      });
+      closure = this.is_statement() && !this.is_pure_statement() && !top && !this.options.returns && !(this instanceof CommentNode);
       return closure ? this.compile_closure(this.options) : this.compile_node(this.options);
     };
     // Statements converted into expressions via closure-wrapping share a scope
@@ -1346,11 +1344,11 @@
       }
       set_result = rvar ? this.idt() + rvar + ' = []; ' : this.idt();
       return_result = rvar || '';
-      top_level && !this.contains(function(n) {
-        return n.is_pure_statement();
-      }) && this.contains(function(n) {
+      if (top_level && body.contains(function(n) {
         return n instanceof CodeNode;
-      }) ? (body = ClosureNode.wrap(body, true)) : null;
+      })) {
+        body = ClosureNode.wrap(body, true);
+      }
       if (!(top_level)) {
         body = PushNode.wrap(rvar, body);
       }
@@ -1542,8 +1540,15 @@
   //### ClosureNode
   // A faux-node used to wrap an expressions body in a closure.
   ClosureNode = (exports.ClosureNode = {
+    // Wrap the expressions body, unless it contains a pure statement,
+    // in which case, no dice.
     wrap: function wrap(expressions, statement) {
       var call, func;
+      if (expressions.contains(function(n) {
+        return n.is_pure_statement();
+      })) {
+        return expressions;
+      }
       func = new ParentheticalNode(new CodeNode([], Expressions.wrap([expressions])));
       call = new CallNode(new ValueNode(func, [new AccessorNode(literal('call'))]), [literal('this')]);
       return statement ? Expressions.wrap([call]) : call;
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 493ec609..9da33555 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ exports.BaseNode: class BaseNode
     del @options, 'operation' unless this instanceof ValueNode
     top:      if @top_sensitive() then @options.top else del @options, 'top'
     closure:  @is_statement() and not @is_pure_statement() and not top and
-              not @options.returns and not (this instanceof CommentNode) and
-              not @contains (node) -> node.is_pure_statement()
+              not @options.returns and not (this instanceof CommentNode)
     if closure then @compile_closure(@options) else @compile_node(@options)
 
   # Statements converted into expressions via closure-wrapping share a scope
@@ -1024,8 +1023,7 @@ exports.ForNode: class ForNode extends BaseNode
         for_part:   "$ivar = 0, $lvar = ${svar}.length; $ivar < $lvar; $step_part"
     set_result:     if rvar then @idt() + rvar + ' = []; ' else @idt()
     return_result:  rvar or ''
-    if top_level and not @contains((n) -> n.is_pure_statement()) and @contains((n) -> n instanceof CodeNode)
-      body:         ClosureNode.wrap(body, true)
+    body:           ClosureNode.wrap(body, true) if top_level and body.contains (n) -> n instanceof CodeNode
     body:           PushNode.wrap(rvar, body) unless top_level
     if o.returns
       return_result: 'return ' + return_result
@@ -1172,7 +1170,10 @@ PushNode: exports.PushNode: {
 # A faux-node used to wrap an expressions body in a closure.
 ClosureNode: exports.ClosureNode: {
 
+  # Wrap the expressions body, unless it contains a pure statement,
+  # in which case, no dice.
   wrap: (expressions, statement) ->
+    return expressions if expressions.contains (n) -> n.is_pure_statement()
     func: new ParentheticalNode(new CodeNode([], Expressions.wrap([expressions])))
     call: new CallNode(new ValueNode(func, [new AccessorNode(literal('call'))]), [literal('this')])
     if statement then Expressions.wrap([call]) else call
diff --git a/test/test_break.coffee b/test/test_break.coffee
index e4e5c4f0..303a7f72 100644
--- a/test/test_break.coffee
+++ b/test/test_break.coffee
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 # Test with break at the top level.
-a: [1,2,3]
+array: [1,2,3]
 call_with_lambda: (l) -> null
-for i in a
-  a: call_with_lambda(->)
+for i in array
+  result: call_with_lambda(->)
   if i == 2
     puts "i = 2"
   else
     break
 
-ok a is null
+ok result is null
 
 
 # Test with break *not* at the top level.
 some_func: (input) ->
   takes_lambda: (l) -> null
   for i in [1,2]
-    arbitraty_var: takes_lambda(->)
+    result: takes_lambda(->)
     if input == 1
       return 1
     else