diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/easy_install.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/easy_install.py
index 96d21ea8f35..31d1df9abc2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/easy_install.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/easy_install.py
@@ -204,4 +204,5 @@ def main():
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 
-main()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/gem.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/gem.py
index 188841593e7..9407e9c5d4d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/gem.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/language/gem.py
@@ -273,4 +273,6 @@ def main():
 
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-main()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_repository.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_repository.py
index fc33021e519..0b86b6bddba 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_repository.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_repository.py
@@ -556,4 +556,5 @@ def main():
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import *
 
-main()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_rpm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_rpm.py
index e8a702e9a09..452d2ff8ca6 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_rpm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_rpm.py
@@ -179,4 +179,5 @@ def main():
 # this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
     
-main()        
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/redhat_subscription.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/redhat_subscription.py
index ea56ac55100..b3b0aabb356 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/redhat_subscription.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/redhat_subscription.py
@@ -552,4 +552,6 @@ def main():
 
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-main()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/rhn_channel.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/rhn_channel.py
index 7a7735b84b5..e77972b30ce 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/rhn_channel.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/rhn_channel.py
@@ -171,5 +171,6 @@ def main():
 
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-main()
 
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/rhn_register.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/rhn_register.py
index ab248781226..e7b8f6d0ae4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/rhn_register.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/rhn_register.py
@@ -422,4 +422,5 @@ def main():
             module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="System successfully unregistered from %s." % rhn.hostname)
 
 
-main()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()