diff --git a/ipyparallel/shellcmd.py b/ipyparallel/shellcmd.py
index 3f76c725..5755b2a4 100644
--- a/ipyparallel/shellcmd.py
+++ b/ipyparallel/shellcmd.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import sys
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 
-from .cluster.shellcmd import ShellCommandReceive
+from .cluster.shellcmd_receive import ShellCommandReceive
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/ipyparallel/tests/test_shellcmd.py b/ipyparallel/tests/test_shellcmd.py
index 748dd83c..6fce5d51 100644
--- a/ipyparallel/tests/test_shellcmd.py
+++ b/ipyparallel/tests/test_shellcmd.py
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@
 ]
 
 
+def test_shellcmd_module_import():
+    import ipyparallel.shellcmd
+
+    assert callable(ipyparallel.shellcmd.main)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def shellcmd_test_cmd():
     """returns a command that runs for 5 seconds"""