diff --git a/lib.c b/lib.c
index 519c968..a441b0e 100644
--- a/lib.c
+++ b/lib.c
@@ -807,22 +807,26 @@ void ink_compile(struct context *pContext, const char* buffer) {
 		pContext->panic = 1;
 		return;
 	}
-	integer = ink_itoa(pContext, routine);
-	integer_size = strlen(integer);
-	memcpy(main_fn+10, integer, integer_size);
-	pContext->free(integer);
-	main_fn[10+integer_size] = 0;
-	frame.executing.value = ink_add_indigenous(pContext, main_fn, executable_buffer, executable_buffer_top);
-	if(frame.executing.value < 0) {
-		pContext->panic = 1;
-		return;
-	}
-	frame.executing.type = INK_FUNCTION;
-	frame.index = 0;
-	err = ink_push_fn(pContext, frame);
-	if(err < 0) {
-		pContext->panic = 1;
-		return;
+	if(executable_buffer_top != 0) {
+		integer = ink_itoa(pContext, routine);
+		integer_size = strlen(integer);
+		memcpy(main_fn + 10, integer, integer_size);
+		pContext->free(integer);
+		main_fn[10 + integer_size] = 0;
+		frame.executing.value = ink_add_indigenous(pContext, main_fn, executable_buffer, executable_buffer_top);
+		if (frame.executing.value < 0) {
+			pContext->panic = 1;
+			return;
+		}
+		frame.executing.type = INK_FUNCTION;
+		frame.index = 0;
+		err = ink_push_fn(pContext, frame);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			pContext->panic = 1;
+			return;
+		}
+	} else {
+		pContext->routines[pContext->routine_current].panic = INK_ROUTINE_SUCCESS;
 	}
 	
 	pContext->routine_current = saved;
diff --git a/test/test01.nk b/test/test01.nk
index f7889c6..7fbe2df 100644
--- a/test/test01.nk
+++ b/test/test01.nk
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ fn string.dump do
     # array end it
     93 print_utf8
     drop drop drop
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end