diff --git a/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/QJavaScriptExecutor.java b/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/QJavaScriptExecutor.java
index 3c28a026..35dc20ef 100644
--- a/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/QJavaScriptExecutor.java
+++ b/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/QJavaScriptExecutor.java
@@ -80,11 +80,20 @@ public class QJavaScriptExecutor implements QCodeExecutor
 
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // wrap the user's code in an immediately-invoked function expression //
+      // if the user's code (%s below) returns - then our IIFE is done.     //
+      // if the user's code doesn't return, but instead created a 'script'  //
+      // variable, with a 'main' function on it (e.g., from a compiled      //
+      // type script file), then call main function and return its result.  //
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       String codeToRun = """
          (function userDefinedFunction()
          {
-         %s
+            %s
+
+            if(script && script.main)
+            {
+               return (script.main());
+            }
          })();
          """.formatted(code);
 
diff --git a/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/ExecuteCodeActionTest.java b/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/ExecuteCodeActionTest.java
index 192379c7..7931cc2b 100644
--- a/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/ExecuteCodeActionTest.java
+++ b/qqq-language-support-javascript/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/languages/javascript/ExecuteCodeActionTest.java
@@ -100,6 +100,34 @@ class ExecuteCodeActionTest
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testCompiledFromTypeScript() throws QException
+   {
+      OneTestOutput oneTestOutput = testOne(4, """
+         var script = (function (exports) {
+                  
+            function cooling() {
+               output.setD(7);
+               return (output);
+            }
+                  
+            cooling();
+                  
+            exports.cooling = cooling;
+            
+            return exports;
+         })({});
+         """);
+      assertEquals(7, oneTestOutput.testOutput().getD());
+      assertTrue(oneTestOutput.executeCodeOutput().getOutput() instanceof TestOutput);
+      assertEquals(7, ((TestOutput) oneTestOutput.executeCodeOutput().getOutput()).getD());
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementation.java b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementation.java
index 4c29884f..fd520a25 100644
--- a/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementation.java
+++ b/qqq-middleware-javalin/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/javalin/QJavalinImplementation.java
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ValueUtils;
 import io.javalin.Javalin;
 import io.javalin.apibuilder.EndpointGroup;
+import io.javalin.http.ContentType;
 import io.javalin.http.Context;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
@@ -1113,6 +1114,8 @@ public class QJavalinImplementation
     *******************************************************************************/
    private static void storeRecordAssociatedScript(Context context)
    {
+      context.contentType(ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON);
+
       try
       {
          StoreAssociatedScriptInput input = new StoreAssociatedScriptInput(qInstance);
@@ -1128,7 +1131,7 @@ public class QJavalinImplementation
          StoreAssociatedScriptAction storeAssociatedScriptAction = new StoreAssociatedScriptAction();
          storeAssociatedScriptAction.run(input, output);
 
-         context.result(JsonUtils.toJson("OK"));
+         context.result(JsonUtils.toJson(output));
       }
       catch(Exception e)
       {