diff --git a/src/punk86.vfs/lib/app-punk/repl.tcl b/src/punk86.vfs/lib/app-punk/repl.tcl
index b9514d26..58e7ee9e 100644
--- a/src/punk86.vfs/lib/app-punk/repl.tcl
+++ b/src/punk86.vfs/lib/app-punk/repl.tcl
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ proc do_runraw {commandline} {
     
     foreach o $runopts {
         if {$o ni $known_runopts} {
-            error "runout: Unknown runoption $o"
+            error "runraw: Unknown runoption $o"
         }
     }
     set runopts [lmap o $runopts {dict get $aliases $o}]
@@ -670,6 +670,9 @@ know {[lindex $args 0] eq "run"} {
     set id_err [shellfilter::stack::add stderr ansiwrap -settings {-colour {red bold}}]
     set exitinfo [shellfilter::run $cmdargs -teehandle punk -inbuffering none -outbuffering none ]
     shellfilter::stack::remove stderr $id_err
+
+    flush stderr
+    flush stdout
 
     set c [shellfilter::ansi::+ green]
     set n [shellfilter::ansi::+]
@@ -718,6 +721,12 @@ know {[lindex $args 0] eq "runout"} {
         error [dict get $exitinfo error]
     }
 
+    flush stderr
+    flush stdout
+
+    set lastoutchar [string range $::repl::output_stdout end-1 end]
+
+
     #exitcode not part of return value - colourcode appropriately
     set n [shellfilter::ansi::+]
     set code [dict get $exitinfo exitcode]
@@ -742,7 +751,7 @@ know {[lindex $args 0] eq "runerr"} {
     set cmdargs [lrange $args $idx_first_cmdarg end]
     foreach o $runopts {
         if {$o ni $known_runopts} {
-            error "runout: Unknown runoption $o"
+            error "runerr: Unknown runoption $o"
         }
     }
     set runopts [lmap o $runopts {dict get $aliases $o}]
@@ -756,6 +765,9 @@ know {[lindex $args 0] eq "runerr"} {
     shellfilter::stack::remove stderr $stderr_stackid
 
 
+    flush stderr
+    flush stdout
+
     #we raise an error because an error during calling is different to collecting stderr from a command, and the caller should be able to wrap in a catch
     # to determine something other than just a nonzero exit code or output  on stderr.
     if {[dict exists $exitinfo error]} {
@@ -788,7 +800,7 @@ know {[lindex $args 0] eq "runx"} {
     set cmdargs [lrange $args $idx_first_cmdarg end]
     foreach o $runopts {
         if {$o ni $known_runopts} {
-            error "runout: Unknown runoption $o"
+            error "runx: Unknown runoption $o"
         }
     }
     set runopts [lmap o $runopts {dict get $aliases $o}]
@@ -812,6 +824,8 @@ know {[lindex $args 0] eq "runx"} {
 
     set ::repl::output ""
 
+    flush stderr
+    flush stdout
     
     #set x [shellfilter::stack::add stdout var -action sink-locked -settings {-varname ::repl::runxoutput}]
     set pretty ""