diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2489d35..b3df19f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nexe",
   "description": "Create a single executable out of your Node.js application",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "2.0.0-rc.3",
+  "version": "2.0.0-rc.4",
   "contributors": [
     "Craig Condon <craig.j.condon@gmail.com> (http://crcn.io)",
     "Jared Allard <jaredallard@outlook.com>",
diff --git a/src/compiler.ts b/src/compiler.ts
index d573794..dd797ad 100644
--- a/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/src/compiler.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export class NexeCompiler {
   async compileAsync(target: NexeTarget) {
     const step = (this.compileStep = this.log.step('Compiling result'))
     const build = this.options.build
-    const location = this.getNodeExecutableLocation(target)
+    const location = this.getNodeExecutableLocation(build ? undefined : target)
     let binary = (await pathExistsAsync(location)) ? createReadStream(location) : null
     const header = this._generateHeader()
     if (!build && !binary) {
diff --git a/src/options.ts b/src/options.ts
index 6069d5a..68b94a2 100644
--- a/src/options.ts
+++ b/src/options.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { getTarget, NexeTarget } from './target'
 import { EOL } from 'os'
 import * as chalk from 'chalk'
 
-export const nexeVersion = '2.0.0-rc.3'
+export const nexeVersion = '2.0.0-rc.4'
 
 export interface NexePatch {
   (compiler: NexeCompiler, next: () => Promise<void>): Promise<void>