diff --git a/lib/command.js b/lib/command.js
index 29543021..d5d0d3f3 100644
--- a/lib/command.js
+++ b/lib/command.js
@@ -153,9 +153,6 @@
       if (curr.mtime.getTime() === prev.mtime.getTime()) {
         return null;
       }
-      if (options.compile) {
-        puts(("Compiled " + source));
-      }
       return fs.readFile(source, function(err, code) {
         return compileScript(source, code.toString(), base);
       });
@@ -172,7 +169,11 @@
     dir = options.output ? path.join(options.output, baseDir) : srcDir;
     jsPath = path.join(dir, filename);
     compile = function() {
-      return fs.writeFile(jsPath, js);
+      return fs.writeFile(jsPath, js, function(err) {
+        if (options.compile && options.watch) {
+          return puts(("Compiled " + source));
+        }
+      });
     };
     return path.exists(dir, function(exists) {
       if (exists) {
diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index 28111258..a33f636c 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@
         return this;
       }
       this.expressions[idx] = last.makeReturn();
-      // unless last.containsPureStatement()
       return this;
     };
     // An **Expressions** is the only node that can serve as the root.
diff --git a/src/command.coffee b/src/command.coffee
index 36769f8b..b17a79b7 100644
--- a/src/command.coffee
+++ b/src/command.coffee
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ compileStdio: ->
 watch: (source, base) ->
   fs.watchFile source, {persistent: true, interval: 500}, (curr, prev) ->
     return if curr.mtime.getTime() is prev.mtime.getTime()
-    puts "Compiled $source" if options.compile
     fs.readFile source, (err, code) -> compileScript(source, code.toString(), base)
 
 # Write out a JavaScript source file with the compiled code. By default, files
@@ -122,11 +121,13 @@ watch: (source, base) ->
 # directory can be customized with `--output`.
 writeJs: (source, js, base) ->
   filename: path.basename(source, path.extname(source)) + '.js'
-  srcDir:  path.dirname source
-  baseDir: srcDir.substring base.length
+  srcDir:   path.dirname source
+  baseDir:  srcDir.substring base.length
   dir:      if options.output then path.join options.output, baseDir else srcDir
-  jsPath:  path.join dir, filename
-  compile:  -> fs.writeFile jsPath, js
+  jsPath:   path.join dir, filename
+  compile:  ->
+    fs.writeFile jsPath, js, (err) ->
+      puts "Compiled $source" if options.compile and options.watch
   path.exists dir, (exists) ->
     if exists then compile() else exec "mkdir -p $dir", compile