diff --git a/src/ifcclash/README.md b/src/ifcclash/README.md
index 7a46078732..e9c38e3756 100644
--- a/src/ifcclash/README.md
+++ b/src/ifcclash/README.md
@@ -55,13 +55,12 @@ defined with data sources.
         ],
         "b": [
             {
-                "file": "/path/to/two.ifc"
+                "file": "/path/to/two.ifc",
                 "selector": ".IfcWall",
                 "mode": "i"
             }
         ]
-    },
-    ...
+    }
 ]
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/ifcpatch/README.md b/src/ifcpatch/README.md
index 3be1198fed..ac77c270b6 100644
--- a/src/ifcpatch/README.md
+++ b/src/ifcpatch/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ If you want something more Unix-like ...
 $ alias ifcpatch='python -m ifcpatch'
 ```
 
+Alternatively, you can package it as a distributable.
+
+```
+$ python make.py
+$ ./dist/ifcpatch
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 Usage is like any other CLI app.
diff --git a/src/ifcpatch/bootstrap.py b/src/ifcpatch/bootstrap.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fa8bba961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcpatch/bootstrap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import toposort
+import ifcpatch
+import ifcpatch.recipes
+import ifcopenshell.util.selector
+import ifcopenshell.util.element
+import ifcopenshell.util.schema
+
+import ifcpatch.__main__
diff --git a/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__init__.py b/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__init__.py
index d8cf8fa5e4..1675ecae94 100644
--- a/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 import ifcopenshell
 import logging
-import argparse
 
 
 def execute(args, is_library=None):
@@ -28,21 +27,4 @@ def execute(args, is_library=None):
             text_file.write(ifc_file)
     else:
         ifc_file.write(args["output"])
-
-
-def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Patches IFC files to fix badly formatted data")
-    parser.add_argument("-i", "--input", type=str, required=True, help="The IFC file to patch")
-    parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", type=str, help="The output file to save the patched IFC")
-    parser.add_argument("-r", "--recipe", type=str, required=True, help="Name of the recipe to use when patching")
-    parser.add_argument("-l", "--log", type=str, help="Specify a log file", default="ifcpatch.log")
-    parser.add_argument("-a", "--arguments", nargs="+", help="Specify custom arguments to the patch recipe")
-    args = vars(parser.parse_args())
-
-    execute(args)
-
     print("# All tasks are complete :-)")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__main__.py b/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__main__.py
index 3b48deed79..c6e15d309d 100644
--- a/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__main__.py
+++ b/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/__main__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
 import ifcpatch
 
-ifcpatch.main()
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Patches IFC files to fix badly formatted data")
+parser.add_argument("-i", "--input", type=str, required=True, help="The IFC file to patch")
+parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", type=str, help="The output file to save the patched IFC")
+parser.add_argument("-r", "--recipe", type=str, required=True, help="Name of the recipe to use when patching")
+parser.add_argument("-l", "--log", type=str, help="Specify a log file", default="ifcpatch.log")
+parser.add_argument("-a", "--arguments", nargs="+", help="Specify custom arguments to the patch recipe")
+args = vars(parser.parse_args())
+ifcpatch.execute(args)
diff --git a/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/make.py b/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/make.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a2a9da0b9a..0000000000
--- a/src/ifcpatch/ifcpatch/make.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-import os
-import subprocess
-
-# add hidden imports in recipes here
-HIDDEN_IMPORTS = [
-    "ifcopenshell.util.selector",
-    "ifcopenshell.util.element",
-    "ifcopenshell.util.schema",
-    "toposort",
-]
-
-
-def main():
-    hiddenimport_args = " ".join('--hiddenimport "{}"'.format(imp) for imp in HIDDEN_IMPORTS)
-    cmd = 'pyinstaller ./__init__.py --onefile --clean --add-data ".{}ifcpatch" {}'.format(
-        os.pathsep, hiddenimport_args
-    )
-    subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/src/ifcpatch/make.py b/src/ifcpatch/make.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78e13bfc03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcpatch/make.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+cmd = f'pyinstaller ./bootstrap.py --name ifcpatch --onefile --clean --add-data "ifcpatch{os.pathsep}ifcpatch"'
+subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True)