diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a805c188..5a35d188 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def read_files(files):
     },
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": [
-            "dotenv=dotenv.cli:cli",
+            "dotenv=dotenv.__main__:cli",
         ],
     },
     license='BSD-3-Clause',
diff --git a/src/dotenv/__main__.py b/src/dotenv/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3977f55a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dotenv/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"""Entry point for cli, enables execution with `python -m dotenv`"""
+
+from .cli import cli
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    cli()
diff --git a/src/dotenv/cli.py b/src/dotenv/cli.py
index b7ae24af..3411e346 100644
--- a/src/dotenv/cli.py
+++ b/src/dotenv/cli.py
@@ -158,7 +158,3 @@ def run_command(command: List[str], env: Dict[str, str]) -> int:
     _, _ = p.communicate()
 
     return p.returncode
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    cli()