diff --git a/lib/boson/runners/bin_runner.rb b/lib/boson/runners/bin_runner.rb
index 5a3145d..694a839 100644
--- a/lib/boson/runners/bin_runner.rb
+++ b/lib/boson/runners/bin_runner.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,16 @@ module Boson
   # [:index] Updates index for given libraries allowing you to use them. This is useful if Boson's autodetection of
   #          changed libraries isn't picking up your changes. Since this option has a :bool_default attribute, arguments
   #          passed to this option need to be passed with '=' i.e. '--index=my_lib'.
-  # [:render] Pretty formats the results of commands without options. Handy for commands that return arrays.
+  # [:render] Toggles the auto-rendering done for commands that don't have views. Doesn't affect commands that already have views.
+  #           Default is false. Also see Auto Rendering section below.
   # [:pager_toggle] Toggles Hirb's pager in case you'd like to pipe to another command.
+  #
+  # ==== Auto Rendering
+  # Commands that don't have views (defined via render_options) have their return value auto-rendered as a view as follows:
+  # * nil,false and true aren't rendered
+  # * arrays are rendered with Hirb's tables
+  # * non-arrays are printed with inspect()
+  # * Any of these cases can be toggled to render/not render with the global option :render
   class BinRunner < Runner
     GLOBAL_OPTIONS =  {
       :verbose=>{:type=>:boolean, :desc=>"Verbose description of loading libraries or help"},
@@ -107,10 +115,8 @@ def parse_args(args)
       end
 
       def render_output(output)
-        if Scientist.global_options && !Scientist.rendered && !View.silent_object?(output)
-          puts output.inspect
-        elsif !Scientist.global_options && @options[:render]
-          View.render(output, :silence_booleans=>true)
+        if (!Scientist.rendered && !View.inspected_object?(output)) ^ @options[:render]
+          View.render(output, :inspect=>!output.is_a?(Array) || (Scientist.global_options || {})[:render])
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/boson/scientist.rb b/lib/boson/scientist.rb
index e3c3414..f411d76 100644
--- a/lib/boson/scientist.rb
+++ b/lib/boson/scientist.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ module Scientist
     class Error < StandardError; end
     class EscapeGlobalOption < StandardError; end
 
-    attr_reader :global_options, :rendered, :option_parsers, :command_options
+    attr_reader :option_parsers, :command_options
+    attr_accessor :global_options, :rendered
     @no_option_commands ||= []
     GLOBAL_OPTIONS = {
       :help=>{:type=>:boolean, :desc=>"Display a command's help"},
diff --git a/lib/boson/view.rb b/lib/boson/view.rb
index 67be4ea..377fedf 100644
--- a/lib/boson/view.rb
+++ b/lib/boson/view.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ def enable
     # Renders any object via Hirb. Options are passed directly to
     # {Hirb::Console.render_output}[http://tagaholic.me/hirb/doc/classes/Hirb/Console.html#M000011].
     def render(object, options={}, return_obj=false)
-      if silent_object?(object)
-        puts(object.inspect) unless options[:silence_booleans]
+      if options[:inspect] || inspected_object?(object)
+        puts(object.inspect)
       else
         render_object(object, options, return_obj)
       end
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def toggle_pager
       Hirb::View.toggle_pager
     end
 
-    def silent_object?(obj)
+    def inspected_object?(obj)
       [nil,false,true].include?(obj)
     end
 
diff --git a/test/bin_runner_test.rb b/test/bin_runner_test.rb
index 8874aa9..3602d72 100644
--- a/test/bin_runner_test.rb
+++ b/test/bin_runner_test.rb
@@ -154,6 +154,42 @@ def index(options={})
       end
     end
 
+    context "render_output" do
+      before(:each) { Scientist.rendered = false; BinRunner.instance_eval "@options = {}" }
+
+      test "doesn't render when nil, false or true" do
+        View.expects(:render).never
+        [nil, false, true].each do |e|
+          BinRunner.render_output e
+        end
+      end
+
+      test "doesn't render when rendered with Scientist" do
+        Scientist.rendered = true
+        View.expects(:render).never
+        BinRunner.render_output 'blah'
+      end
+
+      test "renders with inspect when non-array" do
+        ['man', {:a=>true}, :ok].each do |e|
+          View.expects(:puts).with(e.inspect)
+          BinRunner.render_output e
+        end
+      end
+
+      test "renders with inspect when Scientist rendering toggled off with :render" do
+        Scientist.global_options = {:render=>true}
+        View.expects(:puts).with([1,2].inspect)
+        BinRunner.render_output [1,2]
+        Scientist.global_options = nil
+      end
+
+      test "renders with hirb when array" do
+        View.expects(:render_object)
+        BinRunner.render_output [1,2,3]
+      end
+    end
+
     test "parse_args only translates options before command" do
       BinRunner.parse_args(['-v', 'com', '-v']).should == ["com", {:verbose=>true}, ['-v']]
       BinRunner.parse_args(['com', '-v']).should == ["com", {}, ['-v']]