diff --git a/jupyter_kernel/magickernel.py b/jupyter_kernel/magickernel.py
index 15405072..676398e6 100644
--- a/jupyter_kernel/magickernel.py
+++ b/jupyter_kernel/magickernel.py
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ def do_execute_direct(self, code):
         """
         pass
 
+    def do_execute_file(self, filename):
+        """
+        Execute a file in the kernel language.
+        """
+        self.Error("This language does not support \"%run filename\".")
+
     def restart_kernel(self):
         """Restart the kernel"""
         pass
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ def do_execute(self, code, silent, store_history=True, user_expressions=None,
             return kernel_resp
 
         info = self.parse_code(code)
-        payload = []
+        self.payload = []
         retval = None
 
         if info['magic'] and info['magic']['name'] == 'help':
@@ -133,9 +139,9 @@ def do_execute(self, code, silent, store_history=True, user_expressions=None,
                 level = 1
             text = self.get_help_on(code, level)
             self.log.debug(text)
-            payload = [{"data": {"text/plain": text},
-                        "start_line_number": 0,
-                        "source": "page"}]
+            self.payload = [{"data": {"text/plain": text},
+                             "start_line_number": 0,
+                             "source": "page"}]
 
         elif info['magic'] or self.sticky_magics:
             retval = None
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@ def do_execute(self, code, silent, store_history=True, user_expressions=None,
 
         self.post_execute(retval, code)
 
-        kernel_resp['payload'] = payload
+        kernel_resp['payload'] = self.payload
         return kernel_resp
 
     def post_execute(self, retval, code):
diff --git a/jupyter_kernel/magics/load_magic.py b/jupyter_kernel/magics/load_magic.py
index 4c62c796..5f9f6489 100644
--- a/jupyter_kernel/magics/load_magic.py
+++ b/jupyter_kernel/magics/load_magic.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # http://calicoproject.org/
 
 from jupyter_kernel import Magic, option
+import os
 
 class LoadMagic(Magic):
 
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ def line_load(self, filename):
             filename = os.path.expanduser(filename)
         filename = os.path.abspath(filename)
         text = open(filename).read()
-        self.kernel.payload["source"] = "set_next_input"
-        self.kernel.payload["text"] = text
+        self.kernel.payload.append({"source": "set_next_input",
+                                    "text": text})
 
 def register_magics(kernel):
     kernel.register_magics(LoadMagic)
diff --git a/jupyter_kernel/magics/run_magic.py b/jupyter_kernel/magics/run_magic.py
index f93b82ea..6b4b66a7 100644
--- a/jupyter_kernel/magics/run_magic.py
+++ b/jupyter_kernel/magics/run_magic.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # http://calicoproject.org/
 
 from jupyter_kernel import Magic, option
+import os
 
 class RunMagic(Magic):