diff --git a/src/main/clojure/clojure/tools/nrepl/middleware/load_file.clj b/src/main/clojure/clojure/tools/nrepl/middleware/load_file.clj
index 02fdc53..0ca8c93 100644
--- a/src/main/clojure/clojure/tools/nrepl/middleware/load_file.clj
+++ b/src/main/clojure/clojure/tools/nrepl/middleware/load_file.clj
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 (ns ^{:author "Chas Emerick"}
      clojure.tools.nrepl.middleware.load-file
-  (:require [clojure.tools.nrepl.middleware.interruptible-eval :as eval])
+  (:import clojure.tools.nrepl.transport.Transport)
+  (:require [clojure.tools.nrepl.middleware.interruptible-eval :as eval]
+            [clojure.tools.nrepl.transport :as t])
   (:use [clojure.tools.nrepl.middleware :as middleware :only (set-descriptor!)]))
 
 ; need to hold file contents "out of band" so as to avoid JVM method
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ be loaded."} file-contents (atom {}))
    This middleware depends on the availability of an :op \"eval\"
    middleware below it (such as interruptible-eval)."
   [h]
-  (fn [{:keys [op file file-name file-path] :as msg}]
+  (fn [{:keys [op file file-name file-path transport] :as msg}]
     (if (not= op "load-file")
       (h msg)
       (h (assoc msg
@@ -80,7 +82,16 @@ be loaded."} file-contents (atom {}))
            :code ((if (thread-bound? #'load-file-code)
                     load-file-code
                     load-large-file-code)
-                   file file-path file-name))))))
+                  file file-path file-name)
+           :transport (reify Transport
+                        (recv [this] (.recv transport))
+                        (recv [this timeout] (.recv transport timeout))
+                        (send [this resp]
+                          ; *ns* is always 'user' after loading a file, so
+                          ; *remove it to avoid confusing tools that assume any
+                          ; *:ns always reports *ns*
+                          (.send transport (dissoc resp :ns)) 
+                          this)))))))
 
 (set-descriptor! #'wrap-load-file
   {:requires #{}
diff --git a/src/test/clojure/clojure/tools/nrepl/load_file_test.clj b/src/test/clojure/clojure/tools/nrepl/load_file_test.clj
index d6965a4..e11f34c 100644
--- a/src/test/clojure/clojure/tools/nrepl/load_file_test.clj
+++ b/src/test/clojure/clojure/tools/nrepl/load_file_test.clj
@@ -58,3 +58,12 @@
 
   (is (= [4]
          (repl-values session (nrepl/code d)))))
+
+(def-repl-test load-file-response-no-ns
+  (is (not (contains? (nrepl/combine-responses
+                        (nrepl/message session 
+                          {:op "load-file"
+                           :file "(ns foo) (def x 5)"
+                           :file-path "/path/to/source.clj"
+                           :file-name "source.clj"}))
+             :ns))))