diff --git a/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/ComputeService.java b/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/ComputeService.java
index 617f1c77c3..64c771c5a3 100644
--- a/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/ComputeService.java
+++ b/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/ComputeService.java
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ public interface ComputeService {
     * @see org.jclouds.compute.predicates.NodePredicates#runningInGroup(String)
     * @see org.jclouds.scriptbuilder.domain.Statements
     */
+   @Beta
+   ListenableFuture<ExecResponse> submitScriptOnNode(String id, String runScript, RunScriptOptions options);
+
    @Beta
    ListenableFuture<ExecResponse> submitScriptOnNode(String id, Statement runScript, RunScriptOptions options);
    
@@ -377,4 +380,5 @@ public interface ComputeService {
    @Beta
    Optional<ImageExtension> getImageExtension();
 
+
 }
diff --git a/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/BaseComputeService.java b/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/BaseComputeService.java
index f3a76b1062..5c4eedba47 100644
--- a/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/BaseComputeService.java
+++ b/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/BaseComputeService.java
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ public class BaseComputeService implements ComputeService {
    @Override
    public Map<NodeMetadata, ExecResponse> runScriptOnNodesMatching(Predicate<NodeMetadata> filter, String runScript)
          throws RunScriptOnNodesException {
-      return runScriptOnNodesMatching(filter, Statements.exec(checkNotNull(runScript, "runScript")));
+      return runScriptOnNodesMatching(filter, Statements.literal(checkNotNull(runScript, "runScript")));
    }
 
    /**
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ public class BaseComputeService implements ComputeService {
    @Override
    public Map<? extends NodeMetadata, ExecResponse> runScriptOnNodesMatching(Predicate<NodeMetadata> filter,
          String runScript, RunScriptOptions options) throws RunScriptOnNodesException {
-      return runScriptOnNodesMatching(filter, Statements.exec(checkNotNull(runScript, "runScript")), options);
+      return runScriptOnNodesMatching(filter, Statements.literal(checkNotNull(runScript, "runScript")), options);
    }
 
    /**
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ public class BaseComputeService implements ComputeService {
     */
    @Override
    public ExecResponse runScriptOnNode(String id, String runScript, RunScriptOptions options) {
-      return runScriptOnNode(id, Statements.exec(checkNotNull(runScript, "runScript")), options);
+      return runScriptOnNode(id, Statements.literal(checkNotNull(runScript, "runScript")), options);
    }
 
    /**
@@ -614,6 +614,14 @@ public class BaseComputeService implements ComputeService {
       return response;
    }
 
+   /**
+    * {@inheritDoc}
+    */
+   @Override
+   public ListenableFuture<ExecResponse> submitScriptOnNode(String id, String runScript, RunScriptOptions options) {
+      return submitScriptOnNode(id, Statements.literal(checkNotNull(runScript, "runScript")), options);
+   }
+   
    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */