diff --git a/src/main.nim b/src/main.nim
index 8012e8f..643c833 100644
--- a/src/main.nim
+++ b/src/main.nim
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ proc runFile(f: string, fromString: bool = false, dump: bool = true, breakpoints
                     stderr.styledWriteLine(fgRed, styleBright, "Error: ", fgDefault, "the selected backend is not implemented yet")
         elif backend == PeonBackend.Bytecode:
             serialized = serializer.loadFile(f)
+            compiled = serialized.chunk
             if debugCompiler:
                 styledEcho fgCyan, "Compilation step:\n"
                 debugger.disassembleChunk(serialized.chunk, f)