diff --git a/lib/command.js b/lib/command.js
index 704edd9f..f7809023 100644
--- a/lib/command.js
+++ b/lib/command.js
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@
     dir = options.output ? path.join(options.output, baseDir) : srcDir;
     jsPath = path.join(dir, filename);
     compile = function() {
-      if (!(js.length)) {
-        return null;
+      if (js.length <= 0) {
+        js = ' ';
       }
       return fs.writeFile(jsPath, js, function(err) {
         if (options.compile && options.watch) {
diff --git a/src/command.coffee b/src/command.coffee
index b7815559..ade16b29 100644
--- a/src/command.coffee
+++ b/src/command.coffee
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ writeJs = (source, js, base) ->
   dir       = if options.output then path.join options.output, baseDir else srcDir
   jsPath    = path.join dir, filename
   compile   = ->
-    return unless js.length
+    js = ' ' if js.length <= 0
     fs.writeFile jsPath, js, (err) ->
       puts "Compiled #source" if options.compile and options.watch
   path.exists dir, (exists) ->