1 files changed, 3 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/util/Scripting.ts b/src/client/util/Scripting.ts
index f5e162d16..422e708bc 100644
--- a/src/client/util/Scripting.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/Scripting.ts
@@ -88,15 +88,10 @@ function Run(script: string | undefined, customParams: string[], diagnostics: an
             }
 
             const result = compiledFunction.apply(thisParam, params).apply(thisParam, argsArray);
-            if (batch) {
-                batch.end();
-            }
-
+            batch?.end();
             return { success: true, result };
         } catch (error) {
-            if (batch) {
-                batch.end();
-            }
+            batch?.end();
             onError?.(script + ' ' + error);
             return { success: false, error, result: errorVal };
         }
@@ -255,7 +250,7 @@ export function CompileScript(script: string, options: ScriptOptions = {}): Comp
     const outputText = host.readFile('file.js');
 
     const diagnostics = ts.getPreEmitDiagnostics(program).concat(testResult.diagnostics);
-
+    if (script.startsWith('@')) options.typecheck = true; // need the compilation to fail so that the script will return itself as a string (instead of nothing)
     const result = Run(outputText, paramNames, diagnostics, script, options);
 
     if (options.globals) {