diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8605707..55184a8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ function treeCompile(e, gdb) {
 
 // spawn gcc or g++ to compile files and optionally run the compiled files
 function compile(command, info, args, gdb) {
+  console.info(command, info, args, gdb);
+
   // store the current editor in the editor variable
   const editor = atom.
     workspace.
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ function compile(command, info, args, gdb) {
           // cmd to run the program
           const file = getTmp(info.name);
 
-          child_process.exec(`start "${info.name}" cmd /C "${gdb ? "gdb" : ""} ${file} ${gdb ? "" : "& echo. & pause"}`);
+          child_process.exec(`start "${info.name}" cmd /C "${gdb ? "gdb" : ""} ${file} ${gdb ? "" : "& echo. & pause"}`, options);
         } else if (process.platform === "darwin") {
           // if the platform is mac, spawn open, which does the same thing as
           // Windows' start, but is not a builtin, so we can child_process.spawn