diff --git a/lib/command_line.js b/lib/command_line.js
index 6b98ae2e..06cd0754 100644
--- a/lib/command_line.js
+++ b/lib/command_line.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         } else if (opts.lint) {
           return lint(js);
         } else {
-          return write_js(source, coffee.compile(code));
+          return write_js(source, js);
         }
       }
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/src/command_line.coffee b/src/command_line.coffee
index d5e05e69..5cae2864 100644
--- a/src/command_line.coffee
+++ b/src/command_line.coffee
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ compile_script: (source, code) ->
       if      opts.run    then eval js
       else if opts.print  then puts js
       else if opts.lint   then lint js
-      else                     write_js source, coffee.compile code
+      else                     write_js source, js
   catch err
     if opts.watch then puts err.message else throw err