diff --git a/lib/cli/src/commands/run.rs b/lib/cli/src/commands/run.rs
index 3e0904d44e2..81ecafb4c1d 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/commands/run.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/src/commands/run.rs
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ impl Run {
         let module_result: Result<Module> = if !self.disable_cache && contents.len() > 0x1000 {
             self.get_module_from_cache(&store, &contents, &engine_type, &compiler_type)
         } else {
-            Module::new(&store, &contents).map_err(|e| e.into())
+            let module = Module::new(&store, &contents)?;
+            let _serialized = module.serialize()?;
+            Ok(module)
         };
         #[cfg(not(feature = "cache"))]
         let module_result = Module::new(&store, &contents);