diff --git a/lib/vows/suite.js b/lib/vows/suite.js
index cc2cfd3..403894f 100644
--- a/lib/vows/suite.js
+++ b/lib/vows/suite.js
@@ -210,7 +210,11 @@ this.Suite.prototype = new(function () {
 
     this.runParallel = function () {};
 
-    this.export = function (exports) {
-        return exports.vows = this;
+    this.export = function (module) {
+        if (require.main === module) {
+            return this.run();
+        } else {
+            return module.exports.vows = this;
+        }
     };
 });
diff --git a/test/other-test.js b/test/other-test.js
index a4d0d94..013a50c 100644
--- a/test/other-test.js
+++ b/test/other-test.js
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ vows.describe("Vows/other").addVows({
             assert.ok (topic);
         }
     }
-}).export(this);
+}).export(module);
diff --git a/test/vows-test.js b/test/vows-test.js
index 01fde4d..99a6215 100644
--- a/test/vows-test.js
+++ b/test/vows-test.js
@@ -272,4 +272,4 @@ vows.describe("Vows").addVows({
     "A 3rd test suite": {
         "should run last": function () {}
     }
-}).export(this);
+}).export(module);