diff --git a/lib/binding.js b/lib/binding.js
index f2670c15..9fb4ffd0 100644
--- a/lib/binding.js
+++ b/lib/binding.js
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+//require the c++ bindings & export to javascript
 var binding = require(__dirname + '/../build/default/binding');
-module.exports = binding.Connection;
+module.exports = binding;
diff --git a/lib/libpq.js b/lib/libpq.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2670c15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libpq.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+var binding = require(__dirname + '/../build/default/binding');
+module.exports = binding.Connection;
diff --git a/test/libpq/binding-spike.js b/test/libpq/binding-spike.js
index 9751936e..c588bf80 100644
--- a/test/libpq/binding-spike.js
+++ b/test/libpq/binding-spike.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var helper = require(__dirname + "/../test-helper");
-var Connection = require(__dirname + "/../../lib/binding");
+var Connection = require(__dirname + "/../../lib/libpq").Connection;
 
 test('calling connect without params raises error', function() {
   var con = new Connection();