diff --git a/cyclone.scm b/cyclone.scm
index 4cc7ca43..5e5aa6c1 100644
--- a/cyclone.scm
+++ b/cyclone.scm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ;; This module contains a front-end for the compiler itself.
 ;;
 (import (scheme base)
+        (scheme eval)
         (scheme file)
         (scheme read)
         (scheme write)
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@
         (append
           macros
           *defined-macros*)))
-(macro:load-env! *defined-macros*)
+(macro:load-env! *defined-macros* (create-environment '() '()))
 ;TODO: try this again, make sure macro is loaded: 
 (trace:info (list 'defined-macros *defined-macros*))
 (trace:info (list 'macro-env (macro:get-env)))
diff --git a/scheme/cyclone/macros.sld b/scheme/cyclone/macros.sld
index c470168a..18b0af94 100644
--- a/scheme/cyclone/macros.sld
+++ b/scheme/cyclone/macros.sld
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
         (cons (cons name body) *macro:defined-macros*))
       #t)
 
-    (define (macro:load-env! defined-macros)
+    (define (macro:load-env! defined-macros base-env)
       (set! *macro:env* (env:extend-environment
                           (map car defined-macros)
                           (map (lambda (v)
                                  (list 'macro (cdr v)))
                                defined-macros)
-                          env:the-empty-environment)))
+                          base-env)))
 
     (define (macro:get-env) *macro:env*)
 
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
       (let* ((macro (assoc (car exp) defined-macros))
              (compiled-macro? (or (macro? (Cyc-get-cvar (cdr macro)))
                                   (procedure? (cdr macro)))))
-        (newline)
-        (display "/* ")
-        (display (list 'macro:expand exp macro compiled-macro?))
-        (display "*/ ")
+        ;(newline)
+        ;(display "/* ")
+        ;(display (list 'macro:expand exp macro compiled-macro?))
+        ;(display "*/ ")
           ;; Invoke ER macro
           (cond
             ((not macro)
diff --git a/scheme/cyclone/transforms.sld b/scheme/cyclone/transforms.sld
index 8d1cc6d6..478f0746 100644
--- a/scheme/cyclone/transforms.sld
+++ b/scheme/cyclone/transforms.sld
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@
 ; Newer macro expansion code, but not ready yet
      ((symbol? (car exp))
       (let ((val (env:lookup (car exp) env #f)))
-        (if val
+        (if (tagged-list? 'macro val)
           (expand ; Could expand into another macro
             (macro:expand 'val exp env *defined-macros*)
             ;(macro:expand2 exp val env)