diff --git a/lib/hamlit/compiler.rb b/lib/hamlit/compiler.rb
index a83914b9..601d3e4d 100644
--- a/lib/hamlit/compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/hamlit/compiler.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module Hamlit
       when :script
         compile_script(node)
       when :silent_script
-        [:multi]
+        compile_silent_script(node)
       when :tag
         compile_tag(node)
       when :haml_comment
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ module Hamlit
       [:static, node.value[:text]]
     end
 
+    def compile_silent_script(node)
+      [:code, node.value[:text]]
+    end
+
     def compile_script(node)
       if node.value[:preserve]
         [:dynamic, %Q[Haml::Helpers.find_and_preserve(#{node.value[:text]}, %w(textarea pre code))]]
diff --git a/test/engine_test.rb b/test/engine_test.rb
index 11dab2ee..cc204ad7 100644
--- a/test/engine_test.rb
+++ b/test/engine_test.rb
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ HAML
       render("%div{:foo => {:baz => 'bang'}}"))
 	end
 
-  def test_arbitrary_attribute_hash_merging; skip # silent script
+  def test_arbitrary_attribute_hash_merging
     assert_equal(%Q{<a aria-baz='qux' aria-foo='bar'></a>\n}, render(<<-HAML))
 - h1 = {:aria => {:foo => :bar}}
 - h2 = {:baz => :qux}
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ HAML
 
   # Ruby Multiline
 
-  def test_silent_ruby_multiline; skip # silent script
+  def test_silent_ruby_multiline
     assert_equal(<<HTML, render(<<HAML))
 bar, baz, bang
 <p>foo</p>