diff --git a/src/main.nim b/src/main.nim
index 1257020..2f11e1b 100644
--- a/src/main.nim
+++ b/src/main.nim
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ proc repl(warnings: seq[WarningKind] = @[], mismatches: bool = false, mode: Comp
 
 proc runFile(f: string, fromString: bool = false, dump: bool = true, breakpoints: seq[uint64] = @[], dis: bool = false,
              warnings: seq[WarningKind] = @[], mismatches: bool = false, mode: CompileMode = Debug, run: bool = true,
-             backend: PeonBackend = PeonBackend.Bytecode) =
+             backend: PeonBackend = PeonBackend.Bytecode, output: string) =
     var
         tokens: seq[Token] = @[]
         tree: seq[Declaration] = @[]
@@ -213,12 +213,13 @@ proc runFile(f: string, fromString: bool = false, dump: bool = true, breakpoints
                         styledEcho fgCyan, "Compilation step:\n"
                         debugger.disassembleChunk(compiled, f)
                         echo ""
-                    var path = splitFile(f).dir
+                    var path = splitFile(if output.len() > 0: output else: f).dir
                     if path.len() > 0:
                         path &= "/"
-                    path &= splitFile(f).name & ".pbc"
+                    if not path.endsWith(".pbc"):
+                        path &= splitFile(if output.len() > 0: output else: f).name & ".pbc"
                     if dump and not fromString:
-                        serializer.dumpFile(compiled, f, path)
+                        serializer.dumpFile(compiled, f , path)
                         serialized = serializer.loadFile(path)
                     else:
                         serialized = serializer.loadBytes(serializer.dumpBytes(compiled, f))
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ when isMainModule:
     var mode: CompileMode = CompileMode.Debug
     var run: bool = true
     var backend: PeonBackend
+    var output: string = ""
     for kind, key, value in optParser.getopt():
         case kind:
             of cmdArgument:
@@ -354,6 +356,8 @@ when isMainModule:
                         dis = true
                     of "compile":
                         run = false
+                    of "output":
+                        output = value
                     of "backend":
                         case value:
                             of "bytecode":
@@ -367,6 +371,8 @@ when isMainModule:
                         quit()
             of cmdShortOption:
                 case key:
+                    of "o":
+                        output = value
                     of "h":
                         echo HELP_MESSAGE
                         quit()
@@ -401,4 +407,4 @@ when isMainModule:
     if file == "":
         repl(warnings, mismatches, mode)
     else:
-        runFile(file, fromString, dump, breaks, dis, warnings, mismatches, mode, run, backend)
+        runFile(file, fromString, dump, breaks, dis, warnings, mismatches, mode, run, backend, output)