diff --git a/ptvsd/__main__.py b/ptvsd/__main__.py
index 3b785906..33b7624f 100644
--- a/ptvsd/__main__.py
+++ b/ptvsd/__main__.py
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE in the project root
 # for license information.
 
+import pydevd
+
+import ptvsd.wrapper
+
+
 __author__ = "Microsoft Corporation <ptvshelp@microsoft.com>"
 __version__ = "4.0.0a1"
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    # XXX Convert side-effects into explicit calls.
-    import ptvsd.wrapper
-    import pydevd
+    ptvsd.wrapper.install()
     pydevd.main()
diff --git a/ptvsd/debugger.py b/ptvsd/debugger.py
index 0102ccf4..d569aa35 100644
--- a/ptvsd/debugger.py
+++ b/ptvsd/debugger.py
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 import sys
 
+import pydevd
+
+import ptvsd.wrapper
+
 
 __author__ = "Microsoft Corporation <ptvshelp@microsoft.com>"
 __version__ = "4.0.0a1"
@@ -13,9 +17,7 @@ DONT_DEBUG = []
 
 def debug(filename, port_num, debug_id, debug_options, run_as):
     # XXX docstring
-    # XXX Convert side-effects into explicit calls.
-    import ptvsd.wrapper
-    import pydevd
+    ptvsd.wrapper.install()
     sys.argv[1:0] = [
             '--port', str(port_num),
             '--client', '127.0.0.1',
diff --git a/ptvsd/wrapper.py b/ptvsd/wrapper.py
index 2333f8dc..5dcd4617 100644
--- a/ptvsd/wrapper.py
+++ b/ptvsd/wrapper.py
@@ -666,6 +666,8 @@ def start_client(host, port):
     return pydevd
 
 
-# These are the functions pydevd invokes to get a socket to the client.
-pydevd_comm.start_server = start_server
-pydevd_comm.start_client = start_client
+def install():
+    """Configure pydevd to use our wrapper."""
+    # These are the functions pydevd invokes to get a socket to the client.
+    pydevd_comm.start_server = start_server
+    pydevd_comm.start_client = start_client