diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 271b42203..ef03be250 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -630,9 +630,15 @@ But for a top-level `define` like this, you could have just used `exec()`.
 
 > How do I start the REPL again?
 
-Launch the Hissp package using Python from the command line
+If you installed the distribution using pip,
+you can use the provided `hissp` console script.
 ```
-$ python -m hissp
+$ hissp
+```
+You can also launch the Hissp package directly
+using an appropriate Python interpreter from the command line
+```
+$ python3 -m hissp
 ```
 
 > There are no statements?! How can you get anything done?
diff --git a/src/hissp/repl.py b/src/hissp/repl.py
index b65f9b7bc..603ae277b 100644
--- a/src/hissp/repl.py
+++ b/src/hissp/repl.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 def repl(macros=None):
     parser = Parser()
     if not macros:
-        with suppress():
+        with suppress(FileNotFoundError):
             transpile("hissp", "basic")
         from hissp import basic