diff --git a/schala-repl/src/repl/command_tree.rs b/schala-repl/src/repl/command_tree.rs
index ae8fa21..0b70c8f 100644
--- a/schala-repl/src/repl/command_tree.rs
+++ b/schala-repl/src/repl/command_tree.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::{Repl, InterpreterDirectiveOutput};
-
+use crate::repl::directive_actions::DirectiveAction;
 use colored::*;
 
 pub type BoxedCommandFunction = Box<(fn(&mut Repl, &[&str]) -> Option<String>)>;
@@ -27,27 +27,6 @@ pub enum CommandTree {
   Top(Vec<CommandTree>),
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub enum DirectiveAction {
-  Null,
-  Help,
-  QuitProgram
-}
-
-impl DirectiveAction {
-  fn perform(&self, repl: &mut Repl, arguments: &[&str]) -> InterpreterDirectiveOutput {
-    use DirectiveAction::*;
-    match self {
-      Null => None,
-      Help => Some(repl.print_help_message(arguments)),
-      QuitProgram => {
-        repl.save_before_exit();
-        ::std::process::exit(0)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 impl CommandTree {
   pub fn nonterm_no_further_tab_completions(s: &str, help: Option<&str>) -> CommandTree {
     CommandTree::NonTerminal {name: s.to_string(), help_msg: help.map(|x| x.to_string()), children: vec![], action: DirectiveAction::Null }
diff --git a/schala-repl/src/repl/directive_actions.rs b/schala-repl/src/repl/directive_actions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cd1948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schala-repl/src/repl/directive_actions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use super::{Repl, InterpreterDirectiveOutput};
+use crate::language::{LangMetaRequest, LangMetaResponse, DebugAsk, DebugResponse}; 
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use std::fmt::Write as FmtWrite;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum DirectiveAction {
+  Null,
+  Help,
+  QuitProgram,
+  ListPasses,
+}
+
+impl DirectiveAction {
+  pub fn perform(&self, repl: &mut Repl, arguments: &[&str]) -> InterpreterDirectiveOutput {
+    use DirectiveAction::*;
+    match self {
+      Null => None,
+      Help => Some(repl.print_help_message(arguments)),
+      QuitProgram => {
+        repl.save_before_exit();
+        ::std::process::exit(0)
+      },
+      ListPasses => {
+        let language_state = repl.get_cur_language_state();
+        let pass_names = match language_state.request_meta(LangMetaRequest::StageNames) {
+          LangMetaResponse::StageNames(names) => names,
+          _ => vec![],
+        };
+
+        let mut buf = String::new();
+        for pass in pass_names.iter().map(|name| Some(name)).intersperse(None) {
+          match pass {
+            Some(pass) => write!(buf, "{}", pass).unwrap(),
+            None => write!(buf, " -> ").unwrap(),
+          }
+        }
+        Some(buf)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/schala-repl/src/repl/directives.rs b/schala-repl/src/repl/directives.rs
index d9101b7..6bc30cd 100644
--- a/schala-repl/src/repl/directives.rs
+++ b/schala-repl/src/repl/directives.rs
@@ -2,38 +2,26 @@ use std::fmt::Write as FmtWrite;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 
 use crate::repl::Repl;
-use crate::repl::command_tree::{CommandTree, DirectiveAction};
+use crate::repl::command_tree::CommandTree;
+use crate::repl::directive_actions::DirectiveAction;
 use crate::language::{LangMetaRequest, LangMetaResponse, DebugAsk, DebugResponse}; 
 
 
 pub fn directives_from_pass_names(pass_names: &Vec<String>) -> CommandTree {
+  use DirectiveAction::*;
+
   let passes_directives: Vec<CommandTree> = pass_names.iter()
     .map(|pass_name| { CommandTree::nonterm_no_further_tab_completions(pass_name, None) })
     .collect();
 
   CommandTree::Top(vec![
-    CommandTree::terminal_act("exit", Some("exit the REPL"), vec![], DirectiveAction::QuitProgram),
-    CommandTree::terminal_act("quit", Some("exit the REPL"), vec![], DirectiveAction::QuitProgram),
-    CommandTree::terminal_act("help", Some("Print this help message"), vec![], DirectiveAction::Help),
+    CommandTree::terminal_act("exit", Some("exit the REPL"), vec![], QuitProgram),
+    CommandTree::terminal_act("quit", Some("exit the REPL"), vec![], QuitProgram),
+    CommandTree::terminal_act("help", Some("Print this help message"), vec![], Help),
     CommandTree::nonterm("debug",
       Some("Configure debug information"),
       vec![
-        CommandTree::terminal("list-passes", Some("List all registered compiler passes"), vec![], Box::new(|repl: &mut Repl, _cmds: &[&str]| {
-          let language_state = repl.get_cur_language_state();
-          let pass_names = match language_state.request_meta(LangMetaRequest::StageNames) {
-            LangMetaResponse::StageNames(names) => names,
-            _ => vec![],
-          };
-
-          let mut buf = String::new();
-          for pass in pass_names.iter().map(|name| Some(name)).intersperse(None) {
-            match pass {
-              Some(pass) => write!(buf, "{}", pass).unwrap(),
-              None => write!(buf, " -> ").unwrap(),
-            }
-          }
-          Some(buf)
-        })),
+        CommandTree::terminal_act("list-passes", Some("List all registered compiler passes"), vec![], ListPasses),
         CommandTree::terminal("show-immediate", None, passes_directives.clone(),
         Box::new(|repl: &mut Repl, cmds: &[&str]| {
           let cur_state = repl.get_cur_language_state();
diff --git a/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs b/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs
index d1fb4ae..48a03d4 100644
--- a/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs
+++ b/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ mod command_tree;
 use self::command_tree::{CommandTree, BoxedCommandFunction};
 mod repl_options;
 use repl_options::ReplOptions;
+mod directive_actions;
 mod directives;
 use directives::directives_from_pass_names;