diff --git a/lib/compass/actions.rb b/lib/compass/actions.rb
index 288e3370..78a6fcf4 100644
--- a/lib/compass/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/actions.rb
@@ -107,6 +107,5 @@ module Compass
         logger.record(action, file, options[:extra].to_s)
       end
     end
-
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/compass/sprite_importer.rb b/lib/compass/sprite_importer.rb
index 9b844027..442cbbc0 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sprite_importer.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sprite_importer.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ module Compass
     
     # Returns a Sass::Engine for this sprite object
     def self.sass_engine(uri, name, importer, options)
-      Sass::Engine.new(content_for_images(uri, name, options[:skip_overrides]), sass_options(uri, importer, options))
+      content = content_for_images(uri, name, options[:skip_overrides])
+      Sass::Engine.new(content, sass_options(uri, importer, options))
     end
 
     # Generates the Sass for this sprite file