diff --git a/bpytop.py b/bpytop.py
index 38d6e8b..12e4853 100755
--- a/bpytop.py
+++ b/bpytop.py
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ args.add_argument("-v", "--version",	action="store_true", 			help = "show versio
 args.add_argument("--debug",			action="store_true", 			help = "start with loglevel set to DEBUG overriding value set in config")
 stdargs = args.parse_args()
 
-if stdargs.version:
-	print(f'bpytop version: {VERSION}\n'
-		f'psutil version: {".".join(str(x) for x in psutil.version_info)}')
-	raise SystemExit(0)
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	if stdargs.version:
+		print(f'bpytop version: {VERSION}\n'
+			f'psutil version: {".".join(str(x) for x in psutil.version_info)}')
+		raise SystemExit(0)
 
 ARG_BOXES: str = stdargs.boxes
 LOW_COLOR: bool = stdargs.low_color