diff --git a/src/pebblisp.c b/src/pebblisp.c
index 441ba59..7138054 100644
--- a/src/pebblisp.c
+++ b/src/pebblisp.c
@@ -549,6 +549,29 @@ Object parseEval(const char *input, struct Environment *env)
 }
 
 #ifdef STANDALONE
+int read_file(const char *filename, struct Environment *env) {
+    FILE *input = fopen(filename, "r");
+    if(!input) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    Object r = numberObject(0);
+    char buf[256];
+    if(fgets(buf, 256, input)){
+        if(buf[0] != '#' || buf[1] != '!') {
+            r = parseEval(buf, env);
+            printAndClean(&r);
+        }
+    }
+    while(fgets(buf, 256, input)) {
+        if(buf[0] != ';') {
+            r = parseEval(buf, env);
+            printAndClean(&r);
+        }
+    }
+    fclose(input);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void repl(struct Environment *env)
 {
     char input[200] = "";
@@ -564,10 +587,12 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[])
 {
     struct Environment env = defaultEnv();
     if(argc >= 2) {
-        Object r = numberObject(0);
-        for(int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-            r = parseEval(argv[i], &env);
-            printAndClean(&r);
+        if(read_file(argv[1], &env) != 0) {
+            Object r = numberObject(0);
+            for(int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+                r = parseEval(argv[i], &env);
+                printAndClean(&r);
+            }
         }
     } else {
         repl(&env);