diff --git a/nac3artiq/demo/min_artiq.py b/nac3artiq/demo/min_artiq.py
index 3840a57a..62d32cc3 100644
--- a/nac3artiq/demo/min_artiq.py
+++ b/nac3artiq/demo/min_artiq.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Core:
         embedding = EmbeddingMap()
 
         if allow_registration:
-            compiler.analyze(registered_functions, registered_classes)
+            compiler.analyze(registered_functions, registered_classes, set())
             allow_registration = False
 
         if hasattr(method, "__self__"):
diff --git a/nac3artiq/src/lib.rs b/nac3artiq/src/lib.rs
index 6e80fd03..86ab2045 100644
--- a/nac3artiq/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
 use pyo3::{
     create_exception, exceptions,
     prelude::*,
-    types::{PyBytes, PyDict, PySet},
+    types::{PyBytes, PyDict, PySet, PyNone},
 };
 use tempfile::{self, TempDir};
 
@@ -148,14 +148,22 @@ impl Nac3 {
         module: &PyObject,
         registered_class_ids: &HashSet<u64>,
     ) -> PyResult<()> {
-        let (module_name, source_file) = Python::with_gil(|py| -> PyResult<(String, String)> {
+        let (module_name, source_file, source) = Python::with_gil(|py| -> PyResult<(String, String, String)> {
             let module: &PyAny = module.extract(py)?;
-            Ok((module.getattr("__name__")?.extract()?, module.getattr("__file__")?.extract()?))
+            let source_file = module.getattr("__file__");
+            let (source_file, source) = if let Ok(source_file) = source_file {
+                let source_file = source_file.extract()?;
+                (source_file, fs::read_to_string(&source_file).map_err(|e| {
+                    exceptions::PyIOError::new_err(format!("failed to read input file: {e}"))
+                })?)
+            } else {
+                // kernels submitted by content have no file
+                let get_src_fn = module.getattr("__loader__")?.extract::<PyObject>()?.getattr(py, "get_source")?;
+                ("<expcontent>", get_src_fn.call1(py, (PyNone::get(py),))?.extract(py)?)
+            };
+            Ok((module.getattr("__name__")?.extract()?, source_file.to_string(), source))
         })?;
 
-        let source = fs::read_to_string(&source_file).map_err(|e| {
-            exceptions::PyIOError::new_err(format!("failed to read input file: {e}"))
-        })?;
         let parser_result = parse_program(&source, source_file.into())
             .map_err(|e| exceptions::PySyntaxError::new_err(format!("parse error: {e}")))?;
 
@@ -1085,7 +1093,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
         })
     }
 
-    fn analyze(&mut self, functions: &PySet, classes: &PySet) -> PyResult<()> {
+    fn analyze(&mut self, functions: &PySet, classes: &PySet, content_modules: &PySet) -> PyResult<()> {
         let (modules, class_ids) =
             Python::with_gil(|py| -> PyResult<(HashMap<u64, PyObject>, HashSet<u64>)> {
                 let mut modules: HashMap<u64, PyObject> = HashMap::new();
@@ -1095,14 +1103,22 @@ impl Nac3 {
                 let getmodule_fn = PyModule::import(py, "inspect")?.getattr("getmodule")?;
 
                 for function in functions {
-                    let module = getmodule_fn.call1((function,))?.extract()?;
-                    modules.insert(id_fn.call1((&module,))?.extract()?, module);
+                    let module: PyObject = getmodule_fn.call1((function,))?.extract()?;
+                    if !module.is_none(py) {
+                        modules.insert(id_fn.call1((&module,))?.extract()?, module);
+                    }
                 }
                 for class in classes {
-                    let module = getmodule_fn.call1((class,))?.extract()?;
-                    modules.insert(id_fn.call1((&module,))?.extract()?, module);
+                    let module: PyObject = getmodule_fn.call1((class,))?.extract()?;
+                    if !module.is_none(py) {
+                        modules.insert(id_fn.call1((&module,))?.extract()?, module);
+                    }
                     class_ids.insert(id_fn.call1((class,))?.extract()?);
                 }
+                for module in content_modules {
+                    let module: PyObject = module.extract()?;
+                    modules.insert(id_fn.call1((&module,))?.extract()?, module.into());
+                }
                 Ok((modules, class_ids))
             })?;