diff --git a/shell/Makefile.am b/shell/Makefile.am
index 0424f9e5..6d6f6336 100644
--- a/shell/Makefile.am
+++ b/shell/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ bin_SCRIPTS = 				\
 
 sugardir = $(pkgdatadir)/shell
 sugar_PYTHON =				\
-	__init__.py			
+	__init__.py			    \
+	shellservice.py
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(bin_SCRIPTS)