diff --git a/jedi/__main__.py b/jedi/__main__.py
index 73cde226..fc10ee03 100644
--- a/jedi/__main__.py
+++ b/jedi/__main__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
-from os import path
-print(path.join(path.dirname(path.abspath(__file__)), 'replstartup.py'))
+from sys import argv
+
+if len(argv) == 2 and argv[1] == 'repl':
+    # don't want to use __main__ only for repl yet, maybe we want to use it for
+    # something else. So just use the keyword ``repl`` for now.
+    from os import path
+    print(path.join(path.dirname(path.abspath(__file__)), 'replstartup.py'))
diff --git a/jedi/replstartup.py b/jedi/replstartup.py
index 40ee77da..73b3f7fd 100644
--- a/jedi/replstartup.py
+++ b/jedi/replstartup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 To use Jedi completion in Python interpreter, add the following in your shell
 setup (e.g., ``.bashrc``)::
 
-    export PYTHONSTARTUP="$(python -m jedi)"
+    export PYTHONSTARTUP="$(python -m jedi repl)"
 
 Then you will be able to use Jedi completer in your Python interpreter::