diff --git a/slurp b/slurp
index 8bd16007686..bc9f643d016 100755
--- a/slurp
+++ b/slurp
@@ -19,22 +19,25 @@
 
 import base64
 
-# this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
-#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
-
-module = AnsibleModule(
-    argument_spec = dict(
-        src = dict(required=True),
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec = dict(
+            src = dict(required=True),
+        )
     )
-)
-source = module.params['src']
+    source = module.params['src']
+
+    if not os.path.exists(source):
+        module.fail_json(msg="file not found: %s" % source)
+    if not os.access(source, os.R_OK):
+        module.fail_json(msg="file is not readable: %s" % source)
 
-if not os.path.exists(source):
-    module.fail_json(msg="file not found: %s" % source)
-if not os.access(source, os.R_OK):
-    module.fail_json(msg="file is not readable: %s" % source)
+    data = base64.b64encode(file(source).read())
 
-data = base64.b64encode(file(source).read())
+    module.exit_json(content=data, encoding='base64')
+
+# this is magic, see lib/ansible/module_common.py
+#<<INCLUDE_ANSIBLE_MODULE_COMMON>>
 
-module.exit_json(content=data, encoding='base64')
+main()