diff --git a/demos/general/demo_OnACID_mesoscope.py b/demos/general/demo_OnACID_mesoscope.py
index 4e1fe86f6..947bffa7f 100755
--- a/demos/general/demo_OnACID_mesoscope.py
+++ b/demos/general/demo_OnACID_mesoscope.py
@@ -135,4 +135,5 @@ def handle_args():
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 ########
-main()
\ No newline at end of file
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demos/general/demo_caiman_basic.py b/demos/general/demo_caiman_basic.py
index be3381ca5..713916dc9 100755
--- a/demos/general/demo_caiman_basic.py
+++ b/demos/general/demo_caiman_basic.py
@@ -132,4 +132,5 @@ def handle_args():
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 ########
-main()
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()