diff --git a/src/nasher/compile.nim b/src/nasher/compile.nim
index 9f3ac6b..6c0d402 100644
--- a/src/nasher/compile.nim
+++ b/src/nasher/compile.nim
@@ -171,13 +171,16 @@ proc compile*(opts: Options, target: Target, updatedNss: var seq[string], exitCo
               debug("Recompiling", "executable script " & file)
               updatedNss.add(file)
 
-      scripts = getUpdated(updatedNss, files, target.skips)
+      scripts = getUpdated(updatedNss, files, target.skips.mapIt(it.extractFilename))
       for script in scripts:
         ## Ensure any updated scripts have their compiled version deleted so
         ## they will be re-compiled if compilation fails for some reason.
         removeFile(script.changeFileExt("ncs"))
         removeFile(script.changeFileExt("ndb"))
 
+      for skip in target.skips.mapIt(it.extractFilename):
+        debug("skipCompile", skip);
+
     if scripts.len > 0:
       let
         chunkSize = opts.get("nssChunks", 500)