diff --git a/pype/tools/tray/__init__.py b/pype/tools/tray/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38c59d2a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/tools/tray/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from .pype_tray import main
+
+__all__ = (
+    "main",
+)
diff --git a/pype/tools/tray/__main__.py b/pype/tools/tray/__main__.py
index a997e4302b..830cf45d0e 100644
--- a/pype/tools/tray/__main__.py
+++ b/pype/tools/tray/__main__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-import os
-import sys
+try:
+    from . import pype_tray
+except ImportError:
+    import pype_tray
 
-from . import pype_tray
 
-app = pype_tray.PypeTrayApplication()
-if os.name == "nt":
-    import ctypes
-    ctypes.windll.shell32.SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(
-        u"pype_tray"
-    )
-
-sys.exit(app.exec_())
+pype_tray.main()
diff --git a/pype/tools/tray/pype_tray.py b/pype/tools/tray/pype_tray.py
index c8c04d229a..edb3ffa251 100644
--- a/pype/tools/tray/pype_tray.py
+++ b/pype/tools/tray/pype_tray.py
@@ -255,3 +255,14 @@ class PypeTrayApplication(QtWidgets.QApplication):
             QtCore.Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint | QtCore.Qt.FramelessWindowHint
         )
         return splash
+
+
+def main():
+    app = PypeTrayApplication()
+    if os.name == "nt":
+        import ctypes
+        ctypes.windll.shell32.SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(
+            u"pype_tray"
+        )
+
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())