diff --git a/compiler/cmdlinehelper.nim b/compiler/cmdlinehelper.nim
index ffbb0d40b6..4f1ede5d14 100644
--- a/compiler/cmdlinehelper.nim
+++ b/compiler/cmdlinehelper.nim
@@ -84,3 +84,7 @@ proc loadConfigsAndProcessCmdLine*(self: NimProg, cache: IdentCache; conf: Confi
 
   graph.suggestMode = self.suggestMode
   return true
+
+proc loadConfigsAndRunMainCommand*(self: NimProg, cache: IdentCache; conf: ConfigRef; graph: ModuleGraph): bool =
+  ## Alias for loadConfigsAndProcessCmdLine, here for backwards compatibility
+  loadConfigsAndProcessCmdLine(self, cache, conf, graph)