diff --git a/readme.markdown b/readme.markdown
index bbceffd8..2288cc06 100644
--- a/readme.markdown
+++ b/readme.markdown
@@ -871,9 +871,11 @@ file is created instead.
 The binary can be named differently than the source file with the ``namedBin``
 table:
 
+The keys in ``namedBin`` are Nim source filenames (without extension), and the values are executable names.
+
 ```nim
-namedBin["main"] = "mymain"
-namedBin = {"main": "mymain", "main2": "other-main"}.toTable()
+namedBin["main"] = "package-name"
+namedBin = {"main": "package-name", "sourcename2": "other-main"}.toTable()
 ```
 
 Note that `namedBin` entries override duplicates in `bin`.
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/options.nim b/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
index 7e2193c1..ff62de07 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
@@ -740,9 +740,9 @@ proc getCompilationBinary*(options: Options, pkgInfo: PackageInfo): Option[strin
       if optRunFile.get("").len > 0:
         optRunFile.get()
       elif pkgInfo.bin.len == 1:
-        toSeq(pkgInfo.bin.values)[0]
+        toSeq(pkgInfo.bin.keys)[0]
       else:
-        ""
+        return none(string)
 
     if runFile.len > 0:
       return some(runFile.changeFileExt(ExeExt))
diff --git a/tests/issue984/issue984.nimble b/tests/issue984/issue984.nimble
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..374e137f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue984/issue984.nimble
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Package
+
+version       = "0.1.0"
+author        = "Locria Cyber"
+srcDir        = "src"
+
+namedBin["main"] = "issue984"
+
+# Dependencies
+requires "nim >= 1.5.1"
diff --git a/tests/issue984/src/main.nim b/tests/issue984/src/main.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d37be9ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue984/src/main.nim
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+echo "Hello"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/tissues.nim b/tests/tissues.nim
index 274b5cc9..693e8a8b 100644
--- a/tests/tissues.nim
+++ b/tests/tissues.nim
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ from nimblepkg/version import newVersion
 from nimblepkg/displaymessages import cannotUninstallPkgMsg
 
 suite "issues":
+  test "issue 984":
+    cd "issue984":
+      let (output, exitCode) = execNimbleYes("run")
+      check exitCode == QuitSuccess
+      check output.contains("Hello")
+
   test "issue 801":
     cd "issue801":
       let (output, exitCode) = execNimbleYes("test")