diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/commands/expect.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/commands/expect.py
index c6f70e750e..a8eff373e0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/commands/expect.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/commands/expect.py
@@ -234,4 +234,5 @@ def main():
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 from ansible.module_utils.pycompat24 import get_exception
 
-main()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()