diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index c0987c591e..1d864729c6 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 # Add files or directories to the blacklist. They should be base names, not
 # paths.
-ignore=compat.py
+ignore=compat.py, __main__.py
 
 # Pickle collected data for later comparisons.
 persistent=yes
diff --git a/samcli/__main__.py b/samcli/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b8d9261ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samcli/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""
+Invokable Module for CLI
+
+python -m samcli
+"""
+
+from samcli.cli.main import cli
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    cli()