diff --git a/core/commands2/pin.go b/core/commands2/pin.go
index eb362a624..b93b33060 100644
--- a/core/commands2/pin.go
+++ b/core/commands2/pin.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	cmds "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/commands"
+	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core"
+	"github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/merkledag"
 )
 
 var pinCmd = &cmds.Command{
@@ -35,27 +37,17 @@ var pinCmd = &cmds.Command{
 			}
 		}*/
 
+		paths := make([]string, 0)
 		for _, arg := range req.Arguments() {
 			path, ok := arg.(string)
 			if !ok {
 				res.SetError(errors.New("cast error"), cmds.ErrNormal)
 				return
 			}
-
-			dagnode, err := n.Resolver.ResolvePath(path)
-			if err != nil {
-				res.SetError(fmt.Errorf("pin error: %v", err), cmds.ErrNormal)
-				return
-			}
-
-			err = n.Pinning.Pin(dagnode, recursive)
-			if err != nil {
-				res.SetError(fmt.Errorf("pin: %v", err), cmds.ErrNormal)
-				return
-			}
+			paths = append(paths, path)
 		}
 
-		err := n.Pinning.Flush()
+		_, err := pin(n, paths, recursive)
 		if err != nil {
 			res.SetError(err, cmds.ErrNormal)
 		}
@@ -107,3 +99,30 @@ var unpinCmd = &cmds.Command{
 		// TODO: create some output to show what got unpinned
 	},
 }
+
+func pin(n *core.IpfsNode, paths []string, recursive bool) ([]*merkledag.Node, error) {
+
+	dagnodes := make([]*merkledag.Node, 0)
+	for _, path := range paths {
+
+		dagnode, err := n.Resolver.ResolvePath(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("pin error: %v", err)
+		}
+		dagnodes = append(dagnodes, dagnode)
+	}
+
+	for _, dagnode := range dagnodes {
+		err := n.Pinning.Pin(dagnode, recursive)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("pin: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := n.Pinning.Flush()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return dagnodes, nil
+}