diff --git a/mesh_tools/planar_hex/mpas_tools b/mesh_tools/planar_hex/mpas_tools
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+../../conda_package/mpas_tools/
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diff --git a/mesh_tools/planar_hex/planar_hex b/mesh_tools/planar_hex/planar_hex
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import re
+import sys
+
+from mpas_tools.planar_hex import main
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw?|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
+    sys.exit(main())