diff --git a/wal/version.py b/wal/version.py
index 4dd7f15..caa394a 100644
--- a/wal/version.py
+++ b/wal/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 '''contains the current version of WAL'''
-__version__ = '0.8.4'
+__version__ = '0.8.5'
diff --git a/wal/wal.py b/wal/wal.py
index f8caaa9..af1809c 100644
--- a/wal/wal.py
+++ b/wal/wal.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def main():  # pylint: disable=R1710
 
     if args.c:
         try:
-            wal.eval(args.c)
+            wal.eval_str(args.c)
         except Exception as e: # pylint: disable=W0703
             print()
             print('>>>>> Runtime error! <<<<<')