diff --git a/apps/htoad/rebar.config b/apps/htoad/rebar.config
index 012f24b..2cab891 100644
--- a/apps/htoad/rebar.config
+++ b/apps/htoad/rebar.config
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   {getopt, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/jcomellas/getopt.git", {branch, "master"}}},
   {dynamic_compile, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/spawngrid/dynamic_compile", {branch, "master"}}},
   {erlydtl, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/evanmiller/erlydtl.git", {branch, "master"}}},
-  {parse_trans, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/esl/parse_trans.git", {branch, "master"}}}
+  {parse_trans, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/esl/parse_trans.git", {branch, "master"}}},
+  {elixir, ".*", {git, "https://github.com/josevalim/elixir.git", {branch, "master"}}}
  ]
 }.
 {erl_opts, [nowarn_unused_record]}.
diff --git a/apps/htoad/src/htoad.app.src b/apps/htoad/src/htoad.app.src
index c6c57bd..c5e0e5a 100644
--- a/apps/htoad/src/htoad.app.src
+++ b/apps/htoad/src/htoad.app.src
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
                   dynamic_compile,
                   erlydtl,
                   parse_trans,
-                  syntax_tools
+                  syntax_tools,
+                  elixir
                  ]},
   {mod, { htoad_app, []}},
   {env, [
diff --git a/apps/htoad/src/htoad_toadie_server.erl b/apps/htoad/src/htoad_toadie_server.erl
index 613ca94..32ba1e6 100644
--- a/apps/htoad/src/htoad_toadie_server.erl
+++ b/apps/htoad/src/htoad_toadie_server.erl
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 -include_lib("htoad/include/htoad.hrl").
 -include_lib("htoad/include/stdlib.hrl").
 
+-include_lib("elixir/include/elixir.hrl").
+
 %% API
 -export([start_link/1]).
 
@@ -96,7 +98,6 @@ handle_cast(apply, #state{ file = File, toadie = Toadie, applied = false } = Sta
 handle_cast(init, #state{ file = File } = State) ->
     try load_file(File) of
         {Toadie, Bin} ->
-            load_file(File),
             htoad:assert(#'htoad.toadie'{ filename = File, module = Toadie, server = self() }),
             lager:debug("Loaded toadie ~s", [File]),
             load_rules(File, Toadie, Bin),
@@ -159,6 +160,19 @@ code_change(_OldVsn, State, _Extra) ->
 
 %% Private
 load_file(File) ->
+    case filename:extension(File) of
+        ".htd" ->
+            load_erl_file(File);
+        ".erl" ->
+            load_erl_file(File);
+        ".ex" ->
+            load_elixir_file(File);
+        ".exs" ->
+            load_elixir_file(File)
+    end.
+
+            
+load_erl_file(File) ->
     {ok, B} = file:read_file(File),
     S = binary_to_list(B),
     Module = list_to_atom(re:replace(File,"\\.","_",[{return, list}, global])),
@@ -181,6 +195,22 @@ load_file(File) ->
     code:load_binary(Module, htoad_utils:file(File ++ ".beam"), Binary),
     {Module, Binary}.
 
+load_elixir_file(File) ->
+    ModuleName = lists:flatten(io_lib:format("Elixir_Toadie_~w",[erlang:phash2(now())])),
+    {ok, B} = file:read_file(File),
+    Src = "defmodule " ++ ModuleName ++ " do\n"
+          "import Erlang.htoad_utils\n"
+          "Module.add_attribute __MODULE__, :htoad_absname, '" ++ File ++ "'\n"
+          "@compile {:parse_transform, :htoad_transform}\n"
+          ++ binary_to_list(B) ++
+          "end\n",
+    Forms = elixir_translator:forms(Src, 1, File),
+    put(elixir_compiled, []),
+    elixir_compiler:eval_forms(Forms, 1, list_to_atom(ModuleName), #elixir_scope{ filename = File }),
+    [{Module, Binary}] = get(elixir_compiled),
+    erase(elixir_compiled),
+    {Module, Binary}.
+
 load_rules(File, Toadie, Bin) ->
     case proplists:get_value(rules, Toadie:module_info(attributes)) of
         undefined ->
diff --git a/apps/htoad/src/htoad_transform.erl b/apps/htoad/src/htoad_transform.erl
index 201bd5f..660db16 100644
--- a/apps/htoad/src/htoad_transform.erl
+++ b/apps/htoad/src/htoad_transform.erl
@@ -79,20 +79,19 @@ do_transform(clause, {clause, Line, Head, G, B}, Context,
     {B1, Rec, State2} = transform(fun do_transform/4, State1, B, Context),
     {{clause, Line, Head1, G, B1}, Rec, State2};
 
+do_transform(application,{call, Line, {remote, RL, {atom, RL1, htoad_utils},{atom, RL2, F}}, [File]}, _Context,
+             #state{ absname = AbsName } = State) when F == load; F == file ->
+    {{call, Line, {remote, RL, {atom, RL1, htoad_utils}, {atom, RL2, F}}, 
+      [
+       filename_join(Line, File, AbsName)
+      ]}, true, State};
+
+
 do_transform(application,{call, Line, {atom, Line1, F}, [File]}, _Context,
                  #state{ absname = AbsName } = State) when F == load; F == file ->
     {{call, Line, {atom, Line1, F}, [
-                                        {call, Line, {remote, Line, 
-                                                   {atom, Line, filename},
-                                                   {atom, Line, join}},
-                                         [list_to_cons([
-                                                        {call, Line, {remote, Line,
-                                                                   {atom, Line, filename},
-                                                                   {atom, Line, dirname}},
-                                                         [{string, Line, AbsName}]},
-                                                        File
-                                                       ], Line)]}
-                                       ]}, true, State};
+                                     filename_join(Line, File, AbsName)
+                                    ]}, true, State};
 
 
 do_transform(_Type, Form, _Context, State) ->
@@ -111,6 +110,19 @@ clause_scanner(_Type, Form, _Context, State) ->
     {Form, false, State}.
 
 
+filename_join(Line, File, AbsName) ->
+    {call, Line, {remote, Line, 
+                  {atom, Line, filename},
+                  {atom, Line, join}},
+     [list_to_cons([
+                    {call, Line, {remote, Line,
+                                  {atom, Line, filename},
+                                  {atom, Line, dirname}},
+                     [{string, Line, AbsName}]},
+                    File
+                   ], Line)]}.
+        
+
 scan_file_record(Fields) ->
     DefaultFile = #file{},
     RFields = record_info(fields, file),
diff --git a/examples/simple.ex b/examples/simple.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d79bf6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+def build_server do
+  file = {:file, dir, Erlang.filename.join('/tmp/srv','build_dir'), :undefined, :undefined, :undefined, ""},
+  [
+   ensure(:present, file),
+   on([ {:operating_system_name, :darwin},
+        {:package_manager, :brew} ],
+    ensure(:present, {:package, 'git', :undefined}))
+  ]
+end
+
+def main do
+  [
+   load('base.htd')
+   on({:host, 'spawn.local'}, {:role, :build_server}),
+   on({:role, :build_server}, build_server)
+  ]
+end
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 7f77849..7424f27 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 {sub_dirs, ["apps/htoad","rel"]}.
+{post_hooks, [{compile, "cp deps/elixir/exbin/*.beam deps/elixir/ebin/"}]}.
diff --git a/rel/reltool.config b/rel/reltool.config
index 10d79ad..c3768c8 100644
--- a/rel/reltool.config
+++ b/rel/reltool.config
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
        {app, dynamic_compile, [{incl_cond, include}]},
        {app, erlydtl, [{incl_cond, include}]},
        {app, parse_trans, [{incl_cond, include}]},
-       {app, syntax_tools, [{incl_cond, include}]}
+       {app, syntax_tools, [{incl_cond, include}]},
+       {app, elixir, [{incl_cond, include}]}
       ]}.
 
 {target_dir, "htoad"}.