diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 81d719a..0e8e9a0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 with open('README.txt') as readme:
     long_description = readme.read()
 
-setup(
+setup_params = dict(
     name='qtfaststart',
     version=qtfaststart.VERSION,
     description='Quicktime atom positioning in Python for fast streaming.',
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
     ],
 )
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    setup(**setup_params)