diff --git a/2001/westley/README.md b/2001/westley/README.md
index 8ce7fe0d1..36eeed214 100644
--- a/2001/westley/README.md
+++ b/2001/westley/README.md
@@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ make
 
 ```sh
 ./westley
+# enter some input, terminate with EOF
+
+echo foo | ./westley
+
+./westley < westley.c
 ```
 
 
 ### Try:
 
 ```sh
-./westley.sh
+./try.sh
 ```
 
 
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ Use `westley.sort` as you would `westley` above.
 
 The author also stated that if you just sort the code you'll get the with
 `sort`) version that just prints out the punch card. The
-[westley.punch.c](westley.punch.c) code specifically so that Westley can punch
+[westley.punch.c](westley.punch.c) code is specifically so that Westley can punch
 everyone in the face! :-) This is also compiled by default.
 
 To use, try:
diff --git a/2001/westley/westley.sh b/2001/westley/try.sh
similarity index 66%
rename from 2001/westley/westley.sh
rename to 2001/westley/try.sh
index 82963668a..a27501d5f 100755
--- a/2001/westley/westley.sh
+++ b/2001/westley/try.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# try.sh - demonstrate IOCCC winner 2001/westley
+#
 
-echo "./westley < westley.c 2>/dev/null > westley2.c"
+# make sure CC is set so that when we do make CC="$CC" it isn't empty. Doing it
+# this way allows us to have the user specify a different compiler in an easy
+# way.
+if [[ -z "$CC" ]]; then
+    CC="cc"
+fi
+
+make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
+
+# clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
+clear
+
+echo "./westley < westley.c 2>/dev/null > westley2.c" 1>&2
 ./westley < westley.c 2>/dev/null > westley2.c
-make westley2 2>/dev/null 1>&2
+echo "Compiling westley2.c..." 1>&2
+make CC="$CC" westley2 2>/dev/null 1>&2
 echo
-echo "echo 'Bozos, please deflate shoes before entering the bus!'| ./westley2 2>/dev/null"
+echo "$ echo 'Bozos, please deflate shoes before entering the bus!'| ./westley2 2>/dev/null"
 echo 'Bozos, please deflate shoes before entering the bus!'| ./westley2 2>/dev/null
 echo
 
-make westley.sort 2>/dev/null 1>&2
+make CC="$CC" westley.sort 2>/dev/null 1>&2
 echo
 echo "./westley.sort < westley.c 2>/dev/null | diff - westley.c"
 # SC2094 (info): Make sure not to read and write the same file in the same pipeline.
diff --git a/thanks-for-fixes.md b/thanks-for-fixes.md
index bd8016e13..ad0086553 100644
--- a/thanks-for-fixes.md
+++ b/thanks-for-fixes.md
@@ -2638,7 +2638,7 @@ README.md for details.
 
 ## [2001/westley](2001/westley/westley.c) ([README.md](2001/westley/README.md]))
 
-Cody added the script [westley.sh](westley.sh) to automate a heap of commands
+Cody added the script [try.sh](try.sh) to automate a heap of commands
 that we, the IOCCC judges, suggested, as well as some additional ones that he
 thought would be fun.  He also provided the sort and punch card versions,
 described in the README.md, based on the author's remarks.