diff --git a/core/generate.py b/core/generate.py
index bf5be02..3771d19 100644
--- a/core/generate.py
+++ b/core/generate.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-from core.config import agent_templates_folder_path, obfuscators_templates_folder_path
+import base64
+import os
+import sys
+
 from mako.template import Template
-from core.weexceptions import FatalException
+
 from core import messages
-import os
-import base64
+from core.config import agent_templates_folder_path, obfuscators_templates_folder_path
+from core.weexceptions import FatalException
+
 
 
 def generate(password, obfuscator = 'phar', agent = 'obfpost_php'):
@@ -42,14 +46,14 @@ def generate(password, obfuscator = 'phar', agent = 'obfpost_php'):
 
 
 def save_generated(obfuscated, output):
-
+    b64 = obfuscated[:4] == 'b64:'
+    final = base64.b64decode(obfuscated[4:]) if b64 else obfuscated.encode('utf-8')
     try:
-        if obfuscated[:4] == 'b64:':
-            with open(output, 'wb') as genfile:
-                genfile.write(base64.b64decode(obfuscated[4:]))
+        if output == '-':
+            sys.stdout.buffer.write(final)
         else:
-            with open(output, 'w') as genfile:
-                genfile.write(obfuscated)
+            with open(output, 'wb') as outfile:
+                outfile.write(final)
     except Exception as e:
         raise FatalException(
             messages.generic.error_creating_file_s_s %
diff --git a/tests/test_generators.py b/tests/test_generators.py
index 0e01120..ee37677 100644
--- a/tests/test_generators.py
+++ b/tests/test_generators.py
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
-from tests.config import base_folder, base_url
-from core.generate import generate, save_generated
-from core.channels.channel import Channel
-from unittest import TestCase
-import subprocess
-import utils
-import random
+from contextlib import redirect_stdout
 import hashlib
 import os
+import random
+import subprocess
+from contextlib import redirect_stdout
+from io import TextIOWrapper, BytesIO
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+import utils
+from core.channels.channel import Channel
+from core.generate import generate, save_generated
+from tests.config import base_folder, base_url
+
 
 def setUpModule():
     subprocess.check_output("""
@@ -22,6 +27,15 @@ def setUpModule():
 class TestGenerators(TestCase):
 
     def test_generators(self):
+        with TextIOWrapper(buffer=BytesIO()) as buf, redirect_stdout(buf):
+            obfuscated = generate('dummy', 'phar')
+            save_generated(obfuscated, '-')
+            buf.buffer.seek(0)
+            output = buf.buffer.read()
+
+        self.assertTrue(output.startswith(b'<?php'))
+        self.assertIn(b'__HALT_COMPILER(); ?>', output)
+
         for i in range(0, 200):
             self._randomize_bd()
             obfuscated = generate(self.password.decode('utf-8'), self.obfuscator)
diff --git a/weevely.py b/weevely.py
index c08534a..78a7270 100755
--- a/weevely.py
+++ b/weevely.py
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from core.terminal import Terminal
-from core.weexceptions import FatalException
-from core.loggers import log, dlog
-from core.sessions import SessionURL, SessionFile
-from core.config import agent_templates_folder_path, obfuscators_templates_folder_path
-from core import generate
-from core import modules
-from core import messages
-from core.argparsers import CliParser
-import pprint
 import glob
 import os
+import pprint
 import sys
 
+from core import generate
+from core import messages
+from core import modules
+from core.argparsers import CliParser
+from core.config import agent_templates_folder_path, obfuscators_templates_folder_path
+from core.loggers import log, dlog
+from core.sessions import SessionURL, SessionFile
+from core.terminal import Terminal
+from core.weexceptions import FatalException
+
 if sys.stdout.encoding is None:
     print("Please set PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF-8 running 'export PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF-8' before starting Weevely.")
     exit(1)
@@ -30,11 +31,13 @@ def main(arguments):
 
         generate.save_generated(obfuscated, arguments.path)
 
-        log.info(
-        messages.generate.generated_backdoor_with_password_s_in_s_size_i %
-        (arguments.path,
-        arguments.password, len(obfuscated))
-        )
+        if arguments.path != '-':
+            log.info(messages.generate.generated_backdoor_with_password_s_in_s_size_i %
+                     (arguments.path,
+                      arguments.password,
+                      len(obfuscated)
+                      )
+                     )
 
         return