diff --git a/src/sync/esScanner.erl b/src/sync/esScanner.erl
index d4c35f6..7966210 100644
--- a/src/sync/esScanner.erl
+++ b/src/sync/esScanner.erl
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ errorNoFile(Module) ->
    Msg = io_lib:format("~p Couldn't load module: nofile", [Module]),
    esUtils:logWarnings([Msg]).
 
-recompileSrcFile(SrcFile, _SwSyncNode) ->
+recompileSrcFile(SrcFile, SwSyncNode) ->
    %% Get the module, src dir, and options...
    case esUtils:getSrcDir(SrcFile) of
       {ok, SrcDir} ->
@@ -465,8 +465,14 @@ recompileSrcFile(SrcFile, _SwSyncNode) ->
                      {ok, Errors, Warnings}
                end;
             undefined ->
-               Msg = io_lib:format("Unable to determine options for ~s", [SrcFile]),
-               esUtils:logErrors(Msg)
+               case esUtils:tryGetModOptions(Module) of
+                  {ok, Options} ->
+                     setOptions(SrcDir, Options),
+                     recompileSrcFile(SrcFile, SwSyncNode);
+                  _ ->
+                     Msg = io_lib:format("Unable to determine options for ~s", [SrcFile]),
+                     esUtils:logErrors(Msg)
+               end
          end;
       _ ->
          Msg = io_lib:format("not find the file ~s", [SrcFile]),
diff --git a/src/sync/esUtils.erl b/src/sync/esUtils.erl
index b2274e9..593e97e 100644
--- a/src/sync/esUtils.erl
+++ b/src/sync/esUtils.erl
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
    logSuccess/1,
    logErrors/1,
    logWarnings/1,
-   getSystemModules/0
+   getSystemModules/0,
+   tryGetModOptions/1
 ]).
 
 getModSrcDir(Module) ->
@@ -82,6 +83,26 @@ getModOptions(Module) ->
          {ok, []}
    end.
 
+tryGetModOptions(Module) ->
+   try
+      Props = Module:module_info(compile),
+      BeamDir = filename:dirname(code:which(Module)),
+      Options1 = proplists:get_value(options, Props, []),
+      %% transform `outdir'
+      Options2 = transformOutdir(BeamDir, Options1),
+      Options3 = ensureInclude(Options2),
+      %% transform the include directories
+      Options4 = transformAllIncludes(Module, BeamDir, Options3),
+      %% maybe_add_compile_info
+      Options5 = maybeAddCompileInfo(Options4),
+      %% add filetype to options (DTL, LFE, erl, etc)
+      Options6 = addFileType(Module, Options5),
+      {ok, Options6}
+   catch _ExType:_Error:_Stacktrace ->
+      undefiend
+   end.
+
+
 transformOutdir(BeamDir, Options) ->
    [{outdir, BeamDir} | proplists:delete(outdir, Options)].