diff --git a/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/executor.rs b/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/executor.rs
index 6d3e42808..0dc0aa6cd 100644
--- a/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/executor.rs
+++ b/src/wasm-lib/kcl/src/executor.rs
@@ -795,7 +795,9 @@ pub async fn execute(
     for statement in &program.body {
         match statement {
             BodyItem::ExpressionStatement(expression_statement) => {
-                if let Value::CallExpression(call_expr) = &expression_statement.expression {
+                if let Value::PipeExpression(pipe_expr) = &expression_statement.expression {
+                    pipe_expr.get_result(memory, &mut pipe_info, ctx).await?;
+                } else if let Value::CallExpression(call_expr) = &expression_statement.expression {
                     let fn_name = call_expr.callee.name.to_string();
                     let mut args: Vec<MemoryItem> = Vec::new();
                     for arg in &call_expr.arguments {
diff --git a/src/wasm-lib/tests/executor/main.rs b/src/wasm-lib/tests/executor/main.rs
index 3eae98805..7177a46a7 100644
--- a/src/wasm-lib/tests/executor/main.rs
+++ b/src/wasm-lib/tests/executor/main.rs
@@ -518,3 +518,23 @@ show(part)"#;
     let result = execute_and_snapshot(code).await.unwrap();
     twenty_twenty::assert_image("tests/executor/outputs/rounded_with_holes.png", &result, 0.999);
 }
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn serial_test_top_level_expression() {
+    let code = r#"fn circle = (pos, radius) => {
+  const sg = startSketchOn('XY')
+    |> startProfileAt([pos[0] + radius, pos[1]], %)
+    |> arc({
+       angle_end: 360,
+       angle_start: 0,
+       radius: radius
+     }, %)
+    |> close(%)
+  return sg
+}
+
+circle([0,0], 22) |> extrude(14, %)"#;
+
+    let result = execute_and_snapshot(code).await.unwrap();
+    twenty_twenty::assert_image("tests/executor/outputs/top_level_expression.png", &result, 0.999);
+}
diff --git a/src/wasm-lib/tests/executor/outputs/top_level_expression.png b/src/wasm-lib/tests/executor/outputs/top_level_expression.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd2eb0fd2
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