diff --git a/packages/node-krl-stdlib/src/index.js b/packages/node-krl-stdlib/src/index.js
index 9b0d42b31..cb1b013b8 100644
--- a/packages/node-krl-stdlib/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/node-krl-stdlib/src/index.js
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ stdlib.isnull = function(val){
 
 stdlib.klog = function(val, message){
   console.log("[KLOG]", message, val);
+  return val;
 };
 
 stdlib["typeof"] = function(val){
diff --git a/packages/node-krl-stdlib/src/tests.js b/packages/node-krl-stdlib/src/tests.js
index 7cb89856b..482334c83 100644
--- a/packages/node-krl-stdlib/src/tests.js
+++ b/packages/node-krl-stdlib/src/tests.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ test("general operators", function(t){
   t.equals(stdlib.isnull({}), false);
 
   t.ok(_.isFunction(stdlib.klog), "just checking that it's there");
+  t.equals(stdlib.klog(42,"log message for"),42);
 
   t.equals(stdlib["typeof"](""), "String");
   t.equals(stdlib["typeof"](0), "Number");