diff --git a/lib/execjs/support/node_runner.js b/lib/execjs/support/node_runner.js
index dc1b677..a70e20e 100644
--- a/lib/execjs/support/node_runner.js
+++ b/lib/execjs/support/node_runner.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 (function(program, execJS) { execJS(program) })(function(global, process, module, exports, require, console, setTimeout, setInterval, clearTimeout, clearInterval, setImmediate, clearImmediate) { #{source}
 }, function(program) {
-  var output, print = function(string) {
-    process.stdout.write('' + string);
+  var __process__ = process;
+
+  var printFinal = function(string) {
+    process.stdout.write('' + string, function() {
+      __process__.exit(0);
+    });
   };
   try {
-    var __process__ = process;
     delete this.process;
     delete this.console;
     delete this.setTimeout;
@@ -16,17 +19,16 @@
     result = program();
     this.process = __process__;
     if (typeof result == 'undefined' && result !== null) {
-      print('["ok"]');
+      printFinal('["ok"]');
     } else {
       try {
-        print(JSON.stringify(['ok', result]));
+        printFinal(JSON.stringify(['ok', result]));
       } catch (err) {
-        print(JSON.stringify(['err', '' + err, err.stack]));
+        printFinal(JSON.stringify(['err', '' + err, err.stack]));
       }
     }
   } catch (err) {
     this.process = __process__;
-    print(JSON.stringify(['err', '' + err, err.stack]));
+    printFinal(JSON.stringify(['err', '' + err, err.stack]));
   }
-  __process__.exit(0);
 });
diff --git a/test/test_execjs.rb b/test/test_execjs.rb
index 1ff9319..99d8f0a 100644
--- a/test/test_execjs.rb
+++ b/test/test_execjs.rb
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ class TestExecJS < Test
     assert ExecJS.exec("function foo() {\n#{body}\n};\nreturn true")
   end
 
+  def test_large_return_value
+    string = ExecJS.eval('(new Array(100001)).join("abcdef")')
+    assert_equal 600_000, string.size
+  end
+
   def test_exec_syntax_error
     begin
       ExecJS.exec(")")