diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/classified/block.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/classified/block.rs
index ee2aa282d1..06a2be9dc6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/classified/block.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/classified/block.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use nu_protocol::hir::{Block, ClassifiedCommand, Commands};
 use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, Scope, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 
-pub(crate) async fn run_block(
+pub async fn run_block(
     block: &Block,
     ctx: &mut EvaluationContext,
     mut input: InputStream,
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/evaluation_context.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/evaluation_context.rs
index 6809ebc04b..70a130098d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/evaluation_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/evaluation_context.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub struct EvaluationContext {
 }
 
 impl EvaluationContext {
-    pub(crate) fn registry(&self) -> &CommandRegistry {
+    pub fn registry(&self) -> &CommandRegistry {
         &self.registry
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
index 241bc300e7..0cb0d63ba3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub use crate::cli::{
     run_pipeline_standalone, run_vec_of_pipelines, LineResult,
 };
 pub use crate::command_registry::CommandRegistry;
+pub use crate::commands::classified::block::run_block;
 pub use crate::commands::command::{
     whole_stream_command, CommandArgs, EvaluatedWholeStreamCommandArgs, Example, WholeStreamCommand,
 };