diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index 1831a994..6ba67ffe 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -623,24 +623,23 @@
       vars = this.compileVariables(merge(o, {
         indent: idt
       }));
-      result = o.scope.freeVariable();
+      if (this.fromNum && this.toNum && Math.abs(+this.fromNum - +this.toNum) <= 20) {
+        range = (function() {
+          _c = [];
+          for (var _b = +this.fromNum; +this.fromNum <= +this.toNum ? _b <= +this.toNum : _b >= +this.toNum; +this.fromNum <= +this.toNum ? _b += 1 : _b -= 1){ _c.push(_b) };
+          return _c;
+        }).call(this);
+        if (this.exclusive) {
+          range.pop();
+        }
+        return ("[" + (range.join(', ')) + "]");
+      }
       i = o.scope.freeVariable();
+      result = o.scope.freeVariable();
       pre = ("\n" + (idt) + (result) + " = []; " + (vars));
       if (this.fromNum && this.toNum) {
-        if (Math.abs(+this.fromNum - +this.toNum) <= 20) {
-          range = (function() {
-            _b = [];
-            for (var _c = +this.fromNum; +this.fromNum <= +this.toNum ? _c <= +this.toNum : _c >= +this.toNum; +this.fromNum <= +this.toNum ? _c += 1 : _c -= 1){ _b.push(_c) };
-            return _b;
-          }).call(this);
-          if (this.exclusive) {
-            range.pop();
-          }
-          return ("[" + (range.join(', ')) + "]");
-        } else {
-          o.index = i;
-          body = this.compileSimple(o);
-        }
+        o.index = i;
+        body = this.compileSimple(o);
       } else {
         clause = ("" + this.fromVar + " <= " + this.toVar + " ?");
         body = ("var " + i + " = " + this.fromVar + "; " + clause + " " + i + " <" + this.equals + " " + this.toVar + " : " + i + " >" + this.equals + " " + this.toVar + "; " + clause + " " + i + " += 1 : " + i + " -= 1");
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index f83e62b0..597665a1 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -574,21 +574,20 @@ exports.RangeNode = class RangeNode extends BaseNode
   compileArray: (o) ->
     idt    = @idt 1
     vars   = @compileVariables merge o, indent: idt
+    if @fromNum and @toNum and Math.abs(+@fromNum - +@toNum) <= 20
+      range = [+@fromNum..+@toNum]
+      range.pop() if @exclusive
+      return "[#{ range.join(', ') }]"
+    i = o.scope.freeVariable()
     result = o.scope.freeVariable()
-    i      = o.scope.freeVariable()
     pre    = "\n#{idt}#{result} = []; #{vars}"
     if @fromNum and @toNum
-      if Math.abs(+@fromNum - +@toNum) <= 20
-        range = [+@fromNum..+@toNum]
-        range.pop() if @exclusive
-        return "[#{ range.join(', ') }]"
-      else
-        o.index = i
-        body = @compileSimple o
+      o.index = i
+      body = @compileSimple o
     else
       clause = "#@fromVar <= #@toVar ?"
       body   = "var #i = #@fromVar; #clause #i <#@equals #@toVar : #i >#@equals #@toVar; #clause #i += 1 : #i -= 1"
-    post     = "{ #{result}.push(#i) };\n#{idt}return #result;\n#o.indent"
+    post   = "{ #{result}.push(#i) };\n#{idt}return #result;\n#o.indent"
     "(function() {#{pre}\n#{idt}for (#body)#post}).call(this)"
 
 #### SliceNode