diff --git a/bin/esm-cli.js b/bin/esm-cli.js
index 21c91be..86971b5 100755
--- a/bin/esm-cli.js
+++ b/bin/esm-cli.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const render = obj=> switches.json
 
 //console.log( 'type' , typeof returned, returned instanceof Promise )
 returned instanceof Promise
-        ? returned.then( ret=> console.log(ret||''), e=>console.error(e) )
-        : console.log( returned || '' )
+        ? returned.then( render, e=>console.error(e) )
+        : console.log( render(returned) )
 
 module.exports = mod