diff --git a/spike.rb b/spike.rb
index 2e5833f..0899663 100644
--- a/spike.rb
+++ b/spike.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-`make clean all`
+`make all`
 require 'v8';
 
 #manually run a script
diff --git a/v8_ref.cpp b/v8_ref.cpp
index 1f364b0..d92bd94 100644
--- a/v8_ref.cpp
+++ b/v8_ref.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ v8_ref::v8_ref(Handle<void> object) : handle(Persistent<void>::New(object)) {
 }
 
 v8_ref::~v8_ref() {  
-  printf("Disposing of v8 reference\n");
-  if (!handle.IsEmpty()) {
-    handle.Dispose();
-  }
+  handle.Dispose();
 }
 
 void v8_ref_mark(v8_ref* ref) {