diff --git a/REF.md b/REF.md
index 3e2224a..7d7a011 100644
--- a/REF.md
+++ b/REF.md
@@ -51,5 +51,3 @@ done
 
 
 ```
-
-
diff --git a/src/compiler/mod.rs b/src/compiler/mod.rs
index c1ea035..706b032 100644
--- a/src/compiler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/compiler/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mod utils;
 use anyhow::bail;
 
 use crate::{cli::{CliArgs, CompilationTarget}, types::ast::Program};
-use std::{collections::HashMap, fs::File, io::{BufWriter, Write}, path::{Path, PathBuf}};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fs::File, io::{BufWriter, Write}, path::{Path, PathBuf}, process::Command};
 
 use self::utils::run_cmd;
 
@@ -49,7 +49,28 @@ pub fn compile_program(cli_args: &CliArgs, prog_map: HashMap<&Path, Program>) ->
     info!("Finished building program");
 
     if cli_args.run {
-        run_cmd(format!("./{}", bin_p.to_string_lossy()), cli_args.passthrough.clone())?;
+        // run_cmd(format!("./{}", bin_p.to_string_lossy()), cli_args.passthrough.clone())?;
+        let bin = bin_p.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+        let mut cmd = Command::new(format!("./{}", bin.clone()));
+        let cmd = cmd.args(cli_args.passthrough.clone());
+        
+        let child = match cmd.spawn() {
+            Ok(c) => c,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Unable to run {cmd:?}: {e}");
+                bail!("");
+            }
+        };
+        let ret = child.wait_with_output().expect("fuck i know");
+
+
+        if !ret.status.success() {
+            error!("Process running {bin:?} exited abnormaly, run with -v 2 for more output");
+            bail!("")
+        } else {
+            info!("Process exited successfully")
+        }
+
     }
 
 
diff --git a/test.mcl b/test.mcl
index 4e0980e..625e165 100644
--- a/test.mcl
+++ b/test.mcl
@@ -16,24 +16,24 @@ include "std.mcl"
 // fn putd with int returns void then drop done
 
 fn main with int ptr returns int then
-    // 1 2 add
-    // 69 _dbg_print
+    1 2 add
+    69 _dbg_print
     "Hewo\n" puts
 
-    // if 3 4 eq do
-    //     "omg what impossible!\n"
-    // else if 1 1 eq do
-    //     "whaaaaaaaaa\n"
-    // else
-    //     "finally, some good soup\n"
-    // done
-    // puts
+    if 3 4 eq do
+        "omg what impossible!\n"
+    else if 1 1 eq do
+        "whaaaaaaaaa\n"
+    else
+        "finally, some good soup\n"
+    done
+    puts
 
-    // 10 
-    // while dup 0 gt do
-    //     "uwu" puts
-    //     dup _dbg_print
-    //     1 sub
-    // done
+    10 
+    while dup 0 gt do
+        "uwu " puts
+        dup _dbg_print
+        1 sub
+    done
 
 done