diff --git a/lib/plugins/coffee.js b/lib/plugins/coffee.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/coffee.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/coffee.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module.exports = function coffeePlugin(carapace) {
       // as necessary so that the .coffee is handled correctly by the `coffee` binary.
       //
       var script = carapace.script;
-      if (script.match(/\.coffee$/)) {
+      if (value == 'true' || script.match(/\.coffee$/)) {
         carapace.script = coffeeBin;
         carapace.argv.unshift(script);
       }
[fix] coffee plugin should be able to be forced