diff --git a/lib/jasmine-node/cli.js b/lib/jasmine-node/cli.js
index da1a690..3ec7c8d 100755
--- a/lib/jasmine-node/cli.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-node/cli.js
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ while(args.length) {
       isVerbose = true;
       break;
     case '--coffee':
-      require('coffee-script');
+      try {
+        require('coffee-script/register'); // support CoffeeScript >=1.7.0
+      } catch ( e ) {
+        require('coffee-script'); // support CoffeeScript <=1.6.3
+      }
       extensions = "js|coffee|litcoffee";
       break;
     case '-m':