diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0cf6da2..ccfb451 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 build
+package-lock.json
 pnpm-lock.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a427ba8..7b001de 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "passwordx",
-  "version": "1.1.2",
+  "version": "1.1.3",
   "description": "Use the cli to generate strong passwords or add them to nodejs projects",
   "main": "build/index.js",
   "types": "build/index.d.ts",
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.28.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.28.2",
     "eslint": "^7.30.0",
+    "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
     "typescript": "^4.3.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index c9d1d23..b3c4dab 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env node
-import passwordX from "./index";
+import * as passwordx from "./index.js";
 import yargs from "yargs";
 import { hideBin } from "yargs/helpers";
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ async function executeCli(): Promise<unknown> {
     for (let index = 1; index <= args.count; index++) {
       console.info(
         `password ${index}:`,
-        passwordX({
+        passwordx.generate({
           ambiguousCharacters: args.ambiguous,
           digits: args.digit,
           length: args.length,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ async function executeCli(): Promise<unknown> {
   } else {
     console.info(
       `password:`,
-      passwordX({
+      passwordx.generate({
         ambiguousCharacters: args.ambiguous,
         digits: args.digit,
         length: args.length,
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 55069ed..b1ba2cd 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function formatPassword(
   return finalPassowrd;
 }
 
-function PasswordX(options?: {
+export function generate(options?: {
   /**
    * # Allow ambiguous characters
    * #### Default: ``false``
@@ -189,5 +189,3 @@ function PasswordX(options?: {
 
   return password;
 }
-
-export default PasswordX;