diff --git a/lib/tput.js b/lib/tput.js
index aea1601..8dea4b5 100644
--- a/lib/tput.js
+++ b/lib/tput.js
@@ -778,7 +778,11 @@ Tput.prototype._compile = function(val) {
   }
 };
 
+Tput.prototype._print =
 Tput.prototype._parsePadding = function(code, print, done) {
+  var print = print || write
+    , done = done || noop;
+
   if (!this.padding) {
     print(code);
     return done();
@@ -970,6 +974,10 @@ function merge(a, b) {
   return a;
 }
 
+function write(data) {
+  return process.stdout.write(data);
+}
+
 /**
  * sprintf
  *  http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstdio/printf/