diff --git a/plchat.py b/plchat.py
index 7eaa8ed..a343db1 100644
--- a/plchat.py
+++ b/plchat.py
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ def updateAnimationPref():
     else:
         STATIC_PREF = 'static_'
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+def main():
     _mkdir(CACHE+'/img/')
     _mkdir(CACHE+'/vid/')
     _mkdir(CACHE+'/audio/')
@@ -1451,4 +1451,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.setOrganizationName("plchat")
     app.setApplicationName("plchat")
     ex = App(app.processEvents)
-    sys.exit(ex._eventloop.run_forever())
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+    sys.exit(ex._eventloop.run_forever())
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
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