diff --git a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
index 46ba1a82..3f02355a 100755
--- a/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
+++ b/pelican/tools/pelican_quickstart.py
@@ -290,3 +290,6 @@ needed by Pelican.
             print('Error: {0}'.format(e))
 
     print('Done. Your new project is available at %s' % CONF['basedir'])
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()