diff --git a/examples/Node.js/Tadpoles.js b/examples/Node.js/Tadpoles.js
index 47ed04d6..6aad6cf8 100644
--- a/examples/Node.js/Tadpoles.js
+++ b/examples/Node.js/Tadpoles.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-require('paper');
-var paper = require('./Tadpoles.pjs');
+var paper = require('paper');
+var scope = require('./Tadpoles.pjs')(new paper.Canvas(1024, 768));
 
-paper.view.exportFrames({
+scope.view.exportFrames({
 	amount: 400,
 	directory: __dirname,
 	onComplete: function() {
diff --git a/examples/Node.js/Tadpoles.pjs b/examples/Node.js/Tadpoles.pjs
index 6db5b820..3b02c84d 100644
--- a/examples/Node.js/Tadpoles.pjs
+++ b/examples/Node.js/Tadpoles.pjs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-paper.setup(new Canvas(1024, 768));
-
 // Adapted from Flocking Processing example by Daniel Schiffman:
 // http://processing.org/learning/topics/flocking.html
 
diff --git a/src/core/PaperScript.js b/src/core/PaperScript.js
index a11224b0..e87c8aef 100644
--- a/src/core/PaperScript.js
+++ b/src/core/PaperScript.js
@@ -404,15 +404,21 @@ var PaperScript = Base.exports.PaperScript = (function(root) {
 		path = require('path');
 
 	require.extensions['.pjs'] = function(module, uri) {
-		var source = compile(fs.readFileSync(uri, 'utf8')),
-			scope = new PaperScope();
-		scope.__filename = uri;
-		scope.__dirname = path.dirname(uri);
-		// Expose core methods and values
-		scope.require = require;
-		scope.console = console;
-		execute(source, scope);
-		module.exports = scope;
+		// Requiring a PaperScript on Node.js returns an initialize method which
+		// needs to receive a Canvas object when called and returns the
+		// PaperScope.
+		module.exports = function(canvas) {
+			var source = compile(fs.readFileSync(uri, 'utf8')),
+				scope = new PaperScope();
+			scope.setup(canvas);
+			scope.__filename = uri;
+			scope.__dirname = path.dirname(uri);
+			// Expose core methods and values
+			scope.require = require;
+			scope.console = console;
+			execute(source, scope);
+			return scope;
+		};
 	};
 
 /*#*/ } // __options.environment == 'node'