diff --git a/examples/blueprintexample/blueprintexample.py b/examples/blueprintexample/blueprintexample.py
index 925f4845..78ee3a5b 100644
--- a/examples/blueprintexample/blueprintexample.py
+++ b/examples/blueprintexample/blueprintexample.py
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 app.register_blueprint(simple_page)
 # Blueprint can be registered many times
 app.register_blueprint(simple_page, url_prefix='/pages')
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+  app.run()