diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 3fdd263..b66fad2 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-module.exports = deparse_stream
+module.exports = {
+  deparse: deparse,
+  deparseString: deparseString
+};
 
 var through = require('through')
   , language = require('cssauron-glsl')
@@ -82,6 +85,14 @@ function deparse_stream(with_whitespace, indent) {
   }
 }
 
+function deparseString(n, with_whitespace, indent) {
+  output.length = 0;
+  with_whitespace = with_whitespace === undefined ? true : with_whitespace;
+  ws = new WSManager(with_whitespace, indent || '  ');
+  deparse(n);
+  return output.join('');
+}
+
 function deparse(n) {
   return types[n.type](n)
 }
@@ -376,7 +387,7 @@ function deparse_stmt(node) {
 }
 
 function deparse_stmtlist(node) {
-  var has_parent = node.parent !== null
+  var has_parent = node.parent !== null && node.parent !== undefined;
  
   if(has_parent) {
     output.push('{')