diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
index 70690b254..2ea404cab 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ extern crate quickcheck;
 #[macro_use(quickcheck)]
 extern crate quickcheck_macros;
 
-mod app;
+pub mod app;
 mod cli;
 #[cfg(feature = "rustyline-support")]
 mod keybinding;