diff --git a/stone/__main__.py b/stone/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99d9c723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stone/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from stone.cli import main
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/stone/cli.py b/stone/cli.py
index aace9bfb..ba2e7d4a 100644
--- a/stone/cli.py
+++ b/stone/cli.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 import sys
 import traceback
 
+if __package__ in (None, ''):
+    sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+    __package__ = 'stone'  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
+
 from .cli_helpers import parse_route_attr_filter
 from .compiler import (
     BackendException,