diff --git a/bin/shjs b/bin/shjs
index aa9259a..aecf469 100755
--- a/bin/shjs
+++ b/bin/shjs
@@ -4,40 +4,4 @@ if (require.main !== module) {
   throw new Error('Executable-only module should not be required');
 }
 
-// we must import global ShellJS methods after the require.main check to prevent the global
-// namespace from being polluted if the error is caught
-require('shelljs/global');
-
-function exitWithErrorMessage(msg) {
-  console.log(msg);
-  console.log();
-  process.exit(1);
-}
-
-if (process.argv.length < 3) {
-  exitWithErrorMessage('ShellJS: missing argument (script name)');
-}
-
-var args,
-  scriptName = process.argv[2];
-env['NODE_PATH'] = __dirname + '/../..';
-
-if (!scriptName.match(/\.js/) && !scriptName.match(/\.coffee/)) {
-  if (test('-f', scriptName + '.js'))
-    scriptName += '.js';
-  if (test('-f', scriptName + '.coffee'))
-    scriptName += '.coffee';
-}
-
-if (!test('-f', scriptName)) {
-  exitWithErrorMessage('ShellJS: script not found ('+scriptName+')');
-}
-
-args = process.argv.slice(3);
-process.argv = [process.argv[0], process.argv[1], ...args];
-
-var path = require('path');
-var extensions = require('interpret').extensions;
-var rechoir = require('rechoir');
-rechoir.prepare(extensions, scriptName);
-require(require.resolve(path.resolve(process.cwd(), scriptName)));
+require('../index');
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f255be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/* globals test, env */
+
+const path = require('path');
+
+require('shelljs/global');
+
+function exitWithErrorMessage(msg) {
+  console.log(msg);
+  console.log();
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+if (process.argv.length < 3) {
+  exitWithErrorMessage('ShellJS: missing argument (script name)');
+}
+
+var args;
+  var scriptName = process.argv[2];
+env.NODE_PATH = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..');
+
+if (!scriptName.match(/\.js/) && !scriptName.match(/\.coffee/)) {
+  if (test('-f', scriptName + '.js')) {
+    scriptName += '.js';
+  }
+  if (test('-f', scriptName + '.coffee')) {
+    scriptName += '.coffee';
+  }
+}
+
+if (!test('-f', scriptName)) {
+  exitWithErrorMessage('ShellJS: script not found (' + scriptName + ')');
+}
+
+args = process.argv.slice(3);
+process.argv = [process.argv[0], process.argv[1], ...args];
+
+var extensions = require('interpret').extensions;
+var rechoir = require('rechoir');
+
+rechoir.prepare(extensions, scriptName);
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require
+require(require.resolve(path.resolve(process.cwd(), scriptName)));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 95a838b..4aa6d40 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/shelljs/shjs/issues"
   },
   "files": [
+    "index.js",
     "bin"
   ],
   "homepage": "https://github.com/shelljs/shjs#readme",