-

diff --git a/src/Perl6/Compiler.nqp b/src/Perl6/Compiler.nqp
index 3ed4ace..97e344b 100644
--- a/src/Perl6/Compiler.nqp
+++ b/src/Perl6/Compiler.nqp
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ class Perl6::Compiler is HLL::Compiler {
     }
 
     method readline($stdin, $stdout, $prompt) {
+        my $line;
+
         try {
             my $ctx := self.context();
             if $ctx {
@@ -252,23 +254,22 @@ class Perl6::Compiler is HLL::Compiler {
                     sorted_set_insert($!completions, $k);
                 }
             }
-            nqp::say('passed ctx stuff');
 
-            my $line := $!linenoise($prompt);
-            nqp::say('passed linenoise init');
+            $line := $!linenoise($prompt);
             if $line.defined {
                 $!linenoise_add_history($line);
-                $line
             } else {
-                nqp::null_s()
+                $line := nqp::null_s()
             }
 
             CATCH {
                 nqp::say('something failed');
                 my $super := nqp::findmethod(HLL::Compiler, 'readline');
-                $super(self, $stdin, $stdout, $prompt);
+                $line := $super(self, $stdin, $stdout, $prompt);
             }
         }
+
+        $line
     }
 
 }