diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 34ee71cf..cdee2f6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       with:
         name: coverage
-        path: coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+        path: coverage
diff --git a/CLI/Repl.cpp b/CLI/Repl.cpp
index a3880b5f..0b50f0c4 100644
--- a/CLI/Repl.cpp
+++ b/CLI/Repl.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ extern "C"
 {
     const char* executeScript(const char* source)
     {
+        // static string for caching result (prevents dangling ptr on function exit)
+        static std::string result;
+
         // setup flags
         for (Luau::FValue<bool>* flag = Luau::FValue<bool>::list; flag; flag = flag->next)
             if (strncmp(flag->name, "Luau", 4) == 0)
@@ -221,9 +224,8 @@ extern "C"
 
         // run code + collect error
         std::string error = runCode(L, source);
-
-        // output error(s)
-        static std::string result = error;
+        result  = error;
+        
         if (error.length())
         {
             return result.c_str();