diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5ee60a..a969f16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,16 @@ Options for `#express3` and `#express4`
       i18n: "{Object} i18n object",
       layoutsDir: "{String} Path to layout templates",
       templateOptions: "{Object} options to pass to template()",
-      beautify: "{Boolean} whether to pretty print HTML, see github.com/einars/js-beautify .jsbeautifyrc
+      beautify: "{Boolean} whether to pretty print HTML, see github.com/einars/js-beautify .jsbeautifyrc,
+
+      // override the default compile
+      onCompile: function(exhbs, source, filename) {
+        var options;
+        if (filename && filename.indexOf('partials') > -1) {
+          options = {preventIndent: true};
+        }
+        return exhbs.handlebars.compile(source, options);
+      }
     });
 
 
diff --git a/lib/hbs.js b/lib/hbs.js
index b5514f2..567990d 100644
--- a/lib/hbs.js
+++ b/lib/hbs.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ ExpressHbs.prototype.cachePartials = function(cb) {
       dirname = dirname === '.' ? '' : dirname + '/';
 
       var name = dirname + path.basename(entry.name, path.extname(entry.name));
-      self.registerPartial(name, source);
+      self.registerPartial(name, source, entry.fullPath);
     })
     .on('end', function() {
       count += 1;
@@ -209,7 +209,10 @@ ExpressHbs.prototype.cachePartials = function(cb) {
  *   extname: "extension to use",
  *   contentHelperName: "contentFor",
  *   blockHelperName: "block",
- *   beautify: "{Boolean} whether to pretty print HTML"
+ *   beautify: "{Boolean} whether to pretty print HTML",
+ *   onCompile: function(self, source, filename) {
+ *       return self.handlebars.compile(source);
+ *   }
  * }
  */
 ExpressHbs.prototype.express3 = function(options) {
@@ -222,6 +225,7 @@ ExpressHbs.prototype.express3 = function(options) {
   if (!options.blockHelperName) options.blockHelperName = 'block';
   if (!options.templateOptions) options.templateOptions = {};
   if (options.handlebars) this.handlebars = options.handlebars;
+  if (options.onCompile) this.onCompile = options.onCompile;
 
   this._options = options;
   if (this._options.handlebars) this.handlebars = this._options.handlebars;
@@ -334,8 +338,8 @@ ExpressHbs.prototype.registerHelper = function(name, fn) {
  * @param {String} name The name of the partial as used in a template.
  * @param {String} source String source of the partial.
  */
-ExpressHbs.prototype.registerPartial = function(name, source) {
-  this.handlebars.registerPartial(name, this.compile(source));
+ExpressHbs.prototype.registerPartial = function(name, source, filename) {
+  this.handlebars.registerPartial(name, this.compile(source, filename));
 };
 
 /**
@@ -353,7 +357,14 @@ ExpressHbs.prototype.compile = function(source, filename) {
   if (source.indexOf('}}') === source.length - 2) {
     source += ' ';
   }
-  var compiled = this.handlebars.compile(source);
+
+  var compiled;
+  if (this.onCompile) {
+    compiled = this.onCompile(this, source, filename);
+  } else {
+    compiled = this.handlebars.compile(source);
+  }
+
   if (filename) {
     if (Array.isArray(this.viewsDir) && this.viewsDir.length > 0) {
       compiled.__filename = path.relative(this.cwd, filename).replace(path.sep, '/');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01de8e6..8615be9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "handlebars": "^3.0.0",
-    "js-beautify": "~1.5.4",
+    "js-beautify": "1.5.4",
     "readdirp": "~1.3.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/issues.js b/test/issues.js
index cbec09b..7420326 100644
--- a/test/issues.js
+++ b/test/issues.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+'use strict';
 var assert = require('assert');
 var hbs = require('..');
 var path = require('path');
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@ var H = require('./helpers');
 
 
 describe('issue-22 template', function() {
-  var dirname =  path.join(__dirname, 'issues/22');
+  var dirname = path.join(__dirname, 'issues/22');
 
   it('should use multiple layouts with caching', function(done) {
     var render = hbs.create().express3({});
@@ -125,23 +126,23 @@ describe('issue-21', function() {
 
 
   it('should allow specifying layouts without the parent dir in a sub view', function(done) { function check(err, html) {
-      assert.ifError(err);
-      assert.equal('<html>sub</html>', H.stripWs(html));
-      done();
-    }
+    assert.ifError(err);
+    assert.equal('<html>sub</html>', H.stripWs(html));
+    done();
+  }
 
-    var options = {cache: true, layout: 'default', settings: {views: dirname + '/views'}};
-    var result = render(dirname + '/views/sub/sub.hbs', options, check);
+  var options = {cache: true, layout: 'default', settings: {views: dirname + '/views'}};
+  var result = render(dirname + '/views/sub/sub.hbs', options, check);
   });
 
   it('should treat layouts that start with "." relative to template', function(done) { function check(err, html) {
-      assert.ifError(err);
-      assert.equal('<relative>sub</relative>', H.stripWs(html));
-      done();
-    }
+    assert.ifError(err);
+    assert.equal('<relative>sub</relative>', H.stripWs(html));
+    done();
+  }
 
-    var options = {cache: true, layout: './relativeLayout', settings: {views: dirname + '/views'}};
-    var result = render(dirname + '/views/sub/sub.hbs', options, check);
+  var options = {cache: true, layout: './relativeLayout', settings: {views: dirname + '/views'}};
+  var result = render(dirname + '/views/sub/sub.hbs', options, check);
   });
 
   it('should allow layouts in subfolders', function(done) {
@@ -240,45 +241,73 @@ describe('issue-53', function() {
 });
 
 describe('issue-59', function() {
-    var dirname = __dirname + '/issues/59';
-    it('should escape or not', function (done) {
-        var hb = hbs.create();
+  var dirname = __dirname + '/issues/59';
+  it('should escape or not', function (done) {
+    var hb = hbs.create();
 
-        function async(s, cb) {
-            cb('<strong>' + s + '</strong>');
-        }
+    function async(s, cb) {
+      cb('<strong>' + s + '</strong>');
+    }
 
-        hb.registerAsyncHelper("async", async);
+    hb.registerAsyncHelper("async", async);
 
-        var render = hb.express3({
-            viewsDir: dirname
-        });
-        var locals = H.createLocals('express3', dirname);
+    var render = hb.express3({
+      viewsDir: dirname
+    });
+    var locals = H.createLocals('express3', dirname);
 
-        render(dirname + '/index.hbs', locals, function (err, html) {
-            assert.equal(H.stripWs(html), '&lt;strong&gt;foo&lt;/strong&gt;<strong>foo</strong>');
-            done();
-        });
+    render(dirname + '/index.hbs', locals, function (err, html) {
+      assert.equal(H.stripWs(html), '&lt;strong&gt;foo&lt;/strong&gt;<strong>foo</strong>');
+      done();
     });
-    it('should not escape SafeString', function (done) {
-        var hb = hbs.create();
+  });
+  it('should not escape SafeString', function (done) {
+    var hb = hbs.create();
 
-        function async(s, cb) {
-            cb(new hb.SafeString('<em>' + s + '</em>'));
-        }
+    function async(s, cb) {
+      cb(new hb.SafeString('<em>' + s + '</em>'));
+    }
+
+    hb.registerAsyncHelper('async', async);
+
+    var render = hb.express3({
+      viewsDir: dirname
+    });
+    var locals = H.createLocals('express3', dirname);
+
+    render(dirname + '/index.hbs', locals, function (err, html) {
+      assert.equal(H.stripWs(html), '<em>foo</em><em>foo</em>');
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
 
-        hb.registerAsyncHelper("async", async);
+describe('issue-73', function() {
+  var dirname = path.join(__dirname, 'issues/73');
+  it('should allow compile options', function(done){
+    var hb = hbs.create();
+    var render = hb.express3({
+      viewsDir: dirname,
+      partialsDir: dirname + '/partials',
+      onCompile: function(eh, source, filename) {
+        var options;
+        if (filename && filename.indexOf('partials')) {
+          options = {preventIndent: true};
+        }
+        return eh.handlebars.compile(source, options);
+      }
+    });
 
-        var render = hb.express3({
-            viewsDir: dirname
-        });
-        var locals = H.createLocals('express3', dirname);
+    var locals = H.createLocals('express3', dirname);
+    render(dirname + '/index.hbs', locals, function (err, html) {
+      if (err) return console.log('error', err);
 
-        render(dirname + '/index.hbs', locals, function (err, html) {
-            assert.equal(H.stripWs(html), '<em>foo</em><em>foo</em>');
-            done();
-        });
+      assert.ifError(err);
+      assert.ok(html.match(/^Hello/m));
+      assert.ok(html.match(/^second line/m));
+      done();
     });
+  });
 });
 
 
diff --git a/test/issues/73/index.hbs b/test/issues/73/index.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddfbfeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/73/index.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div>
+  <div>
+    {{> partial}}
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/test/issues/73/partials/partial.html b/test/issues/73/partials/partial.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..882c413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/73/partials/partial.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<pre>
+  <code>
+Hello World, I don't want any indentation
+second line
+  </code>
+</pre>