diff --git a/core/lib/defuns-compile.el b/core/lib/defuns-compile.el
index a1f20224a..53d3d4cd0 100644
--- a/core/lib/defuns-compile.el
+++ b/core/lib/defuns-compile.el
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 ;; (eval-when-compile (require 'core))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun narf/is-compilable-p ()
+(defun narf/is-recompilable-p ()
+  "Does an .elc file exist and is this file in the .emacs.d folder?"
   (let ((file-name (buffer-file-name)))
     ;; TODO Detect init.el and init-load-path.el
-    (--any? (f-child-of? file-name it)
-            (append (list narf-core-dir narf-contrib-dir)
-                    (list (concat narf-modules-dir "lib/")
-                          (concat narf-core-dir "lib/"))
-                    (list narf-modules-dir narf-private-dir)))))
+    (and (f-exists? (f-expand (concat (f-base file-name) ".elc") (f-dirname file-name)))
+         (--any? (f-child-of? file-name it)
+                 (append (list narf-core-dir narf-contrib-dir)
+                         (list (concat narf-modules-dir "lib/")
+                               (concat narf-core-dir "lib/"))
+                         (list narf-modules-dir narf-private-dir))))))
 
 ;;;###autoload (autoload 'narf:compile-el "defuns-compile" nil t)
 (evil-define-command narf:compile-el (&optional bang)
diff --git a/modules/module-elisp.el b/modules/module-elisp.el
index a52179743..9bb1e8eda 100644
--- a/modules/module-elisp.el
+++ b/modules/module-elisp.el
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   (setq mode-name "Elisp"))
 
 (defun narf-elisp-auto-compile ()
-  (when (narf/is-compilable-p)
+  (when (narf/is-recompilable-p)
     (narf:compile-el)))
 
 (add-hook! emacs-lisp-mode