diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 123cf5fb..b95e115b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ local
 
 # Common test files I use.
 temp.janet
-temp*.janet
+temp.c
+temp*janet
+temp*.c
 scratch.janet
+scratch.c
 
 # Emscripten
 *.bc
diff --git a/src/core/run.c b/src/core/run.c
index 9532e683..c0698231 100644
--- a/src/core/run.c
+++ b/src/core/run.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ int janet_dobytes(JanetTable *env, const uint8_t *bytes, int32_t len, const char
     int errflags = 0, done = 0;
     int32_t index = 0;
     Janet ret = janet_wrap_nil();
+    JanetFiber *fiber = NULL;
     const uint8_t *where = sourcePath ? janet_cstring(sourcePath) : NULL;
 
     if (where) janet_gcroot(janet_wrap_string(where));
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ int janet_dobytes(JanetTable *env, const uint8_t *bytes, int32_t len, const char
             JanetCompileResult cres = janet_compile(form, env, where);
             if (cres.status == JANET_COMPILE_OK) {
                 JanetFunction *f = janet_thunk(cres.funcdef);
-                JanetFiber *fiber = janet_fiber(f, 64, 0, NULL);
+                fiber = janet_fiber(f, 64, 0, NULL);
                 fiber->env = env;
                 JanetSignal status = janet_continue(fiber, janet_wrap_nil(), &ret);
                 if (status != JANET_SIGNAL_OK && status != JANET_SIGNAL_EVENT) {
@@ -112,9 +113,14 @@ int janet_dobytes(JanetTable *env, const uint8_t *bytes, int32_t len, const char
 #ifdef JANET_EV
     /* Enter the event loop if we are not already in it */
     if (janet_vm.stackn == 0) {
-        janet_gcroot(ret);
+        if (fiber) {
+            janet_gcroot(janet_wrap_fiber(fiber));
+        }
         janet_loop();
-        janet_gcunroot(ret);
+        if (fiber) {
+            janet_gcunroot(janet_wrap_fiber(fiber));
+            ret = fiber->last_value;
+        }
     }
 #endif
     if (out) *out = ret;