diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index 2a63050923b198..560bc87afa940b 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ function REPLServer(prompt,
       self[kBufferedCommandSymbol] += cmd + '\n';
 
       // code alignment
-      const matches = self._sawKeyPress ?
+      const matches = self._sawKeyPress && !self._loading ?
         RegExpPrototypeExec(/^\s+/, cmd) : null;
       if (matches) {
         const prefix = matches[0];
@@ -1801,8 +1801,10 @@ function defineDefaultCommands(repl) {
         const stats = fs.statSync(file);
         if (stats && stats.isFile()) {
           _turnOnEditorMode(this);
+          this._loading = true;
           const data = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8');
           this.write(data);
+          this._loading = false;
           _turnOffEditorMode(this);
           this.write('\n');
         } else {