diff --git a/node-print/APKBUILD b/node-print/APKBUILD
index d21e33b..86f5a1a 100644
--- a/node-print/APKBUILD
+++ b/node-print/APKBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Contributor: Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me>
 # Maintainer: Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me>
 pkgname=node-print
-pkgver=3
+pkgver=4
 pkgrel=0
 pkgdesc="another terrible javascript engine wrapper"
 url="https://git.ddd.rip/ptrcnull/ptrcports"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ check() {
 	local out
 	out="$(echo test | node -r . -p "stdin().substring(2).replace('t', 'rc').replace('s', 'pt')")"
 	_assert "$out" "ptrc"
-	
+
 	out="$(echo '{"test":"property"}' | node -r . -p "stdin().test")"
 	_assert "$out" "property"
 
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ check() {
 
 	out="$(echo crtp | node -r . -p "stdin().lines()[0].reverse()")"
 	_assert "$out" "ptrc"
+
+	out="$(node -r . -p "exec('echo', ['1']).stdout.toString()")"
+	_assert "$out" "1"
+
+	out="$(node -r . -p "exec('echo', ['[]']).stdout.length")"
+	_assert "$out" "0"
 }
 
 package() {
@@ -37,5 +43,5 @@ package() {
 
 sha512sums="
 b3dfdeb49637be33d2e2718c5abcf35a87dd55023918c99341273c3b38bd6685189d1f786451a742c47c5f3bc3b58555decb58e2a3a018c9b9ee92043f8fac03  np
-7a1622dcfcdea192368329c962a25b42ca919895669f1e646e6958ef770c8c6a90cdeb88acea368fb40d5e956afff4baec0310dc06c78e6aa092947f9fc70fc7  index.js
+0262bc1b6b15180ef715e0be3cb2e3d8a83ed532c6282a5b4466c16251f0f29b2d870dbac5795a4fb6a0b1e917b362ebd18d5fa6d6402209ca4e35409eec59e6  index.js
 "
diff --git a/node-print/index.js b/node-print/index.js
index 7031d5e..2c7f790 100644
--- a/node-print/index.js
+++ b/node-print/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 global.stdin = () => {
 	const fs = require('fs')
 	const out = fs.readFileSync(0).toString()
-	if (out.at(0) === '{' || out.at(0) === '[') {
-		return JSON.parse(out)
-	} else {
-		return out
-	}
+	return out.tryParseJSON()
 }
 
 Object.prototype.map = function(cb) {
@@ -20,3 +16,36 @@ String.prototype.lines = function() {
 String.prototype.reverse = function() {
 	return this.split('').reverse().join('')
 }
+
+String.prototype.tryParseJSON = function() {
+	const str = this.trim()
+	if (
+		(str.at(0) === '{' && str.at(-1) === '}') ||
+		(str.at(0) === '[' && str.at(-1) === ']')
+	) {
+		try {
+			return JSON.parse(str)
+		} catch (err) {
+			return this.toString()
+		}
+	}
+
+	return this.toString()
+}
+
+Buffer.prototype.tryParseJSON = function() {
+	const out = this.toString().tryParseJSON()
+	if (typeof out === 'string') {
+		return this
+	} else {
+		return out
+	}
+}
+
+global.exec = (command, args, options) => {
+	const child_process = require('child_process')
+	const res = child_process.spawnSync(command, args, options)
+	res.stdout = res.stdout.tryParseJSON()
+	res.stderr = res.stderr.tryParseJSON()
+	return res
+}