diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index f11b450..dddc2f2 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ echo "Assembling(asma).."
 ./bin/uxnasm projects/software/asma.tal bin/asma.rom
 
 echo "Assembling(piano).."
-echo projects/examples/demos/piano.tal | bin/uxncli bin/asma.rom > bin/piano.rom 2> bin/piano.log
+bin/uxncli bin/asma.rom projects/examples/demos/piano.tal bin/piano.rom 2> bin/piano.log
 
 echo "Running.."
 ./bin/uxnemu bin/piano.rom
diff --git a/etc/asma-test.sh b/etc/asma-test.sh
index ff11356..97ccf27 100755
--- a/etc/asma-test.sh
+++ b/etc/asma-test.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mkdir asma-test
 
 expect_failure() {
 	cat > asma-test/in.tal
-	echo asma-test/in.tal | bin/uxncli asma-test/asma.rom > asma-test/out.rom 2> asma-test/asma.log
+	bin/uxncli asma-test/asma.rom asma-test/in.tal asma-test/out.rom 2> asma-test/asma.log
 	if ! grep -qF "${1}" asma-test/asma.log; then
 		echo "error: asma didn't report error ${1} in faulty code"
 		cat asma-test/asma.log
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ for F in $(find projects -path projects/library -prune -false -or -type f -name
 	xxd "${UASM_BASE}.rom" > "${UASM_BASE}.hex"
 
 	ASMA_BASE="asma-test/asma-$(basename "${F%.tal}")"
-	echo "${F}" | bin/uxncli asma-test/asma.rom > "${ASMA_BASE}.rom" 2> "${ASMA_BASE}.log"
+	bin/uxncli asma-test/asma.rom "${F}" "${ASMA_BASE}.rom" 2> "${ASMA_BASE}.log"
 	if ! grep -qF 'bytes of heap used' "${ASMA_BASE}.log"; then
 		echo "error: asma failed to assemble ${F}, while uxnasm succeeded"
 		cat "${ASMA_BASE}.log"
diff --git a/projects/software/asma.tal b/projects/software/asma.tal
index e6095b0..6dabd92 100644
--- a/projects/software/asma.tal
+++ b/projects/software/asma.tal
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@
 	DUP EOR ( 00 )
 	;append-heap-byte JSR2 ( )
 
-	;asma-heap #0000 ;asma-assemble-file JSR2
+	,&output-file LDR2 EOR ,&run JCN
+	;heap LDA2 ,&output-file STR2
+	BRK
+
+	&run
+	;asma-heap LIT2 &output-file $2 ;asma-assemble-file JSR2
 	#01 .System/halt DEO
 	BRK