diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dfe5d7b4..6811e7e1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+package-lock.json
+
 # Build files #
 ###############
 build/
 node_modules/
+Auditor/Auditor_with_beacon.js
 
 # OS generated files #
 ######################
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a780da32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+var fs         = require('fs');
+var scriptPath = __dirname+'/build/HTMLCS.js';
+
+if (fs.existsSync(scriptPath) === true) {
+    module.exports = require(scriptPath);
+} else {
+    throw new Error('HTMLCS must be built using `grunt build` before it can be required in Nodejs.');
+}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9063fa4a..15159960 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "html_codesniffer",
   "version": "2.1.1",
   "description": "HTML_CodeSniffer is a client-side JavaScript that checks a HTML document or source code, and detects violations of a defined coding standard.",
-  "main": "HTMLCS.js",
+  "main": "index.js",
   "keywords": [
     "htmlcs"
   ],
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@
   "homepage": "http://squizlabs.github.io/HTML_CodeSniffer/",
   "dependencies": {
     "grunt": "^1.0.0",
-    "load-grunt-tasks": "~3.5.x",
     "grunt-contrib-copy": "^1.0.0",
     "grunt-contrib-jshint": "^1.0.0",
-    "grunt-contrib-uglify": "^2.0.0",
-    "grunt-contrib-watch": "^1.0.0"
+    "grunt-contrib-watch": "^1.0.0",
+    "load-grunt-tasks": "^3.5.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "grunt-contrib-uglify": "^2.3.0"
   }
-}
+}
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