diff --git a/local-cli/cli.js b/local-cli/cli.js
index 5319ceb75..f2e9ec6ce 100644
--- a/local-cli/cli.js
+++ b/local-cli/cli.js
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ function init(root, projectName) {
   spawn(path.resolve(__dirname, 'init.sh'), [projectName], {stdio:'inherit'});
 }
 
+if (require.main === module) {
+  run();
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   run: run,
   init: init,