diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/compile.ts b/packages/cli/src/api/compile.ts
index 23dfea535..16664cda5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/api/compile.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/api/compile.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type CreateCompileCatalogOptions = {
   namespace?: CompiledCatalogNamespace
   pseudoLocale?: string
   compilerBabelOptions?: GeneratorOptions
+  pure?: boolean
 }
 
 export function createCompiledCatalog(
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export function createCompiledCatalog(
   messages: CompiledCatalogType,
   options: CreateCompileCatalogOptions
 ) {
-  const { strict = false, namespace = "cjs", pseudoLocale, compilerBabelOptions = {} } = options
+  const { strict = false, namespace = "cjs", pseudoLocale, compilerBabelOptions = {}, pure = false } = options
   const compiledMessages = R.keys(messages).map((key: string) => {
     // Don't use `key` as a fallback translation in strict mode.
     let translation = messages[key] || (!strict ? key : "")
@@ -35,21 +36,20 @@ export function createCompiledCatalog(
     return t.objectProperty(t.stringLiteral(key), compile(translation))
   })
 
-  const ast = buildExportStatement(
+  const ast = pure ? t.objectExpression(compiledMessages) :  buildExportStatement(
     t.objectExpression(compiledMessages),
     namespace
   )
 
-  return (
-    "/*eslint-disable*/" +
-    generate(ast, {
-      minified: true,
-      jsescOption: {
-        minimal: true,
-      },
-      ...compilerBabelOptions,
-    }).code
-  )
+  const code = generate(ast, {
+    minified: true,
+    jsescOption: {
+      minimal: true,
+    },
+    ...compilerBabelOptions,
+  }).code
+
+  return pure ? JSON.parse(code) : ("/*eslint-disable*/" + code)
 }
 
 function buildExportStatement(expression, namespace: CompiledCatalogNamespace) {
diff --git a/packages/loader/src/remoteLoader.test.ts b/packages/loader/src/remoteLoader.test.ts
index e2c08748e..1e80f1aa2 100644
--- a/packages/loader/src/remoteLoader.test.ts
+++ b/packages/loader/src/remoteLoader.test.ts
@@ -6,18 +6,42 @@ describe("remote-loader", () => {
   it("should compile correctly JSON messages coming from the fly", async () => {
     const unlink = createConfig("minimal")
     const messages = await simulatedJsonResponse()
-    expect(remoteLoader("en", messages)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `/*eslint-disable*/module.exports={messages:{"property.key":"value","{0} Deposited":[["0"]," Deposited"],"{0} Strategy":[["0"]," Strategy"]}};`
-    )
+    const remoteMessages = remoteLoader("en", messages)
+    expect(remoteMessages).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        property.key: value,
+        {0} Deposited: Array [
+          Array [
+            0,
+          ],
+           Deposited,
+        ],
+        {0} Strategy: Array [
+          Array [
+            0,
+          ],
+           Strategy,
+        ],
+      }
+    `)
+    expect(remoteMessages["property.key"]).toEqual("value")
     unlink()
   })
 
   it("should compile correctly .po messages coming from the fly", async () => {
     const unlink = createConfig("po")
     const messages = await simulatedPoResponse()
-    expect(remoteLoader("en", messages)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `/*eslint-disable*/module.exports={messages:{"Hello World":"Hello World","My name is {name}":["My name is ",["name"]]}};`
-    )
+    expect(remoteLoader("en", messages)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      Object {
+        Hello World: Hello World,
+        My name is {name}: Array [
+          My name is ,
+          Array [
+            name,
+          ],
+        ],
+      }
+    `)
     unlink()
   })
 
@@ -27,11 +51,24 @@ describe("remote-loader", () => {
       const messages = await simulatedJsonResponse(true)
       const fallbackMessages = await simulatedJsonResponse()
 
-      expect(
-        remoteLoader("en", messages, fallbackMessages)
-      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-        `/*eslint-disable*/module.exports={messages:{"property.key":"value","{0} Deposited":[["0"]," Deposited"],"{0} Strategy":[["0"]," Strategy"]}};`
-      )
+      expect(remoteLoader("en", messages, fallbackMessages))
+        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Object {
+          property.key: value,
+          {0} Deposited: Array [
+            Array [
+              0,
+            ],
+             Deposited,
+          ],
+          {0} Strategy: Array [
+            Array [
+              0,
+            ],
+             Strategy,
+          ],
+        }
+      `)
       unlink()
     })
 
@@ -40,11 +77,18 @@ describe("remote-loader", () => {
       const messages = await simulatedPoResponse("es")
       const fallbackMessages = await simulatedPoCompiledFile()
 
-      expect(
-        remoteLoader("en", messages, fallbackMessages)
-      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-        `/*eslint-disable*/module.exports={messages:{"Hello World":"Hello World","My name is {name}":["My name is ",["name"]]}};`
-      )
+      expect(remoteLoader("en", messages, fallbackMessages))
+        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Object {
+          Hello World: Hello World,
+          My name is {name}: Array [
+            My name is ,
+            Array [
+              name,
+            ],
+          ],
+        }
+      `)
       unlink()
     })
   })
diff --git a/packages/loader/src/remoteLoader.ts b/packages/loader/src/remoteLoader.ts
index e89bd0420..56de77ae6 100644
--- a/packages/loader/src/remoteLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/loader/src/remoteLoader.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ export function remoteLoader<T>(locale: string, messages: RemoteLoaderMessages<T
     ...config,
     namespace: config.compileNamespace,
     pseudoLocale: config.pseudoLocale,
+    // important, because without it returns an export statement
+    pure: true,
   })
 
 }