diff --git a/lib/coffee-script/repl.js b/lib/coffee-script/repl.js
index d926cebd..6aa96121 100644
--- a/lib/coffee-script/repl.js
+++ b/lib/coffee-script/repl.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       var Assign, Block, Literal, Value, ast, err, js, ref1, referencedVars, token, tokens;
       input = input.replace(/\uFF00/g, '\n');
       input = input.replace(/^\(([\s\S]*)\n\)$/m, '$1');
+      input = input.replace(/^\s*try\s*{([\s\S]*)}\s*catch.*$/m, '$1');
       ref1 = require('./nodes'), Block = ref1.Block, Assign = ref1.Assign, Value = ref1.Value, Literal = ref1.Literal;
       try {
         tokens = CoffeeScript.tokens(input);
diff --git a/src/repl.coffee b/src/repl.coffee
index ba508e3f..03d95b52 100644
--- a/src/repl.coffee
+++ b/src/repl.coffee
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ replDefaults =
     # Node's REPL sends the input ending with a newline and then wrapped in
     # parens. Unwrap all that.
     input = input.replace /^\(([\s\S]*)\n\)$/m, '$1'
+    # Node's REPL v6.9.1+ sends the input wrapped in a try/catch statement.
+    # Unwrap that too.
+    input = input.replace /^\s*try\s*{([\s\S]*)}\s*catch.*$/m, '$1'
 
     # Require AST nodes to do some AST manipulation.
     {Block, Assign, Value, Literal} = require './nodes'