diff --git a/lib/compilers/pug.js b/lib/compilers/pug.js
index 5740b0c..9fddcb1 100644
--- a/lib/compilers/pug.js
+++ b/lib/compilers/pug.js
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ var ensureRequire = require('../ensure-require.js')
 module.exports = function (raw, cb, compiler) {
   ensureRequire('pug', 'pug')
   var pug = require('pug')
+  var locals
+  var options = compiler.options.pug || {}
+
+  locals = options.data || {}
+
   try {
-    var html = pug.compile(raw, compiler.options.pug || {})()
+    var html = pug.compile(raw, options)(locals)
   } catch (err) {
     return cb(err)
   }