diff --git a/src/bin/repl.rs b/src/bin/repl.rs
index c1e1a51..5e0027e 100644
--- a/src/bin/repl.rs
+++ b/src/bin/repl.rs
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 if expr.trim().is_empty() {
                     continue;
                 }
+                rl.add_history_entry(expr.as_str())?;
                 let downgraded = unwrap!(downgrade(
                     rnix::Root::parse(expr.as_str()).tree().expr().unwrap()
                 ));
                 let prog = compile(downgraded);
                 println!("{}", unwrap!(run(prog)));
-                rl.add_history_entry(expr.as_str())?;
             }
             Err(ReadlineError::Interrupted) => {
                 println!("CTRL-C");