diff --git a/functions.c b/functions.c
index 7839129..248f714 100644
--- a/functions.c
+++ b/functions.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void lenv_add_builtin_funcs(lenv* env) {
     lenv_add_builtin(env, "lambda", builtin_lambda);
     lenv_add_builtin(env, "\\", builtin_lambda);
     lenv_add_builtin(env, "load", builtin_load);
+    lenv_add_builtin(env, "loadonce", builtin_loadonce);
 }
 
 char* builtin_op_strname(BUILTIN_OP_TYPE op) {
@@ -421,20 +422,18 @@ lval* builtin_lambda(lenv* env, lval* val) {
     lval_delete(val);
     return lambda;
 }
+
+lval* builtin_loadonce(lenv* env, lval* val) {
+    return builtin_do_load(env, val, TRUE);
+}
 lval* builtin_load(lenv* env, lval* val) {
-    LASSERT_MIN_ARG_COUNT("load", val, val, 1);
+    return builtin_do_load(env, val, FALSE);
+}
+lval* builtin_do_load(lenv* env, lval* val, BOOL loadonce) {
+    LASSERT_ARG_COUNT("load", val, val, 1);
     LASSERT_TYPE("load", val, val->cell_list[0], LVAL_STR);
     
-    lval* fileval = NULL;
-    lval* option = NULL;
-    
-    if (val->cell_count == 1) {
-        fileval = val->cell_list[0];
-    } else if (val->cell_count > 1) {
-        LASSERT_TYPE("load", val, val->cell_list[1], LVAL_STR);
-        option = val->cell_list[0];
-        fileval = val->cell_list[1];
-    }
+    lval* fileval = val->cell_list[0];
     
     lenv* rootenv = lenv_get_root(env);
     
@@ -448,11 +447,9 @@ lval* builtin_load(lenv* env, lval* val) {
         }
     }
     
-    if (option != NULL && strcmp(option->data.str, "once") == 0) {
-        if (file_loaded == TRUE) {
-            lval_delete(val);
-            return lval_s_expr();
-        }
+    if (loadonce == TRUE && file_loaded == TRUE) {
+        lval_delete(val);
+        return lval_s_expr();
     }
     
     mpc_result_t result;
diff --git a/functions.h b/functions.h
index 3a65e3d..e88a6fb 100644
--- a/functions.h
+++ b/functions.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ extern "C" {
     lval* builtin_exit(lenv* env, lval* val);
     lval* builtin_lambda(lenv* env, lval* val);
     lval* builtin_load(lenv* env, lval* val);
+    lval* builtin_loadonce(lenv* env, lval* val);
+    lval* builtin_do_load(lenv* env, lval* val, BOOL loadonce);
     
 #ifdef	__cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/nbproject/configurations.xml b/nbproject/configurations.xml
index c777f6d..5e5e493 100644
--- a/nbproject/configurations.xml
+++ b/nbproject/configurations.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   <confs>
     <conf name="Debug" type="1">
       <toolsSet>
-        <compilerSet>default</compilerSet>
+        <compilerSet>GNU|GNU</compilerSet>
         <dependencyChecking>true</dependencyChecking>
         <rebuildPropChanged>false</rebuildPropChanged>
       </toolsSet>