diff --git a/bin/publish b/bin/publish
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..17b13e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/publish
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import pathlib
+import sys
+
+rootdir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent
+sys.path.append(str(rootdir))
+
+import odp.catalog.main
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    odp.catalog.main.publish()
diff --git a/odp/catalog/main.py b/odp/catalog/main.py
index cade862..7160e68 100644
--- a/odp/catalog/main.py
+++ b/odp/catalog/main.py
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
 import logging
-import pathlib
-import sys
 
 from sqlalchemy import select
 
-rootdir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent
-sys.path.append(str(rootdir))
-
 from odp.catalog.datacite import DataCitePublisher
 from odp.catalog.saeon import SAEONPublisher
 from odp.const import ODPCatalog
@@ -26,7 +19,7 @@
 }
 
 
-def main():
+def publish():
     logger.info('PUBLISHING STARTED')
     try:
         for catalog_id in Session.execute(select(Catalog.id)).scalars():
@@ -37,7 +30,3 @@ def main():
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.critical(f'PUBLISHING ABORTED: {str(e)}')
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()