diff --git a/include/dpm_interface.hpp b/include/dpm_interface.hpp
index 2625707..1ac5616 100644
--- a/include/dpm_interface.hpp
+++ b/include/dpm_interface.hpp
@@ -86,4 +86,20 @@ int main_list_modules(const ModuleLoader& loader);
  */
 int main_show_help();
 
+/**
+ * @brief Executes a DPM module with the specified command
+ *
+ * Attempts to execute the specified module with the given command string and
+ * handles any errors that occur during execution. If the execution is successful,
+ * returns 0. If an error occurs, constructs an appropriate error context and
+ * processes it through the error handling system.
+ *
+ * @param loader Reference to a ModuleLoader object that provides access to modules
+ * @param module_name Name of the module to execute
+ * @param command Command string to pass to the module
+ * @return 0 on successful execution, appropriate error code otherwise
+ */
+int main_execute_module( const ModuleLoader& loader, std::string module_name, std::string command );
+
+
 /** @} */ // end of dpm_interface group
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diff --git a/src/dpm.cpp b/src/dpm.cpp
index 0a1c26d..98403fc 100644
--- a/src/dpm.cpp
+++ b/src/dpm.cpp
@@ -149,16 +149,5 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
     }
 
     // execute the module
-    DPMErrorCategory execute_error = loader.execute_module(args.module_name, args.command);
-
-    std::string absolute_modules_path;
-    loader.get_module_path(absolute_modules_path);
-
-    // construct an error object
-    FlexDPMError result = make_error(execute_error);
-    result.module_name = args.module_name.c_str();
-    result.module_path = absolute_modules_path.c_str();
-
-    // pair result with a message and exit with the appropriate error code
-    return handle_error(result);
+    int return_code = main_execute_module( loader, args.module_name, args.command );
 }
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diff --git a/src/dpm_interface.cpp b/src/dpm_interface.cpp
index 87964c5..92c5563 100644
--- a/src/dpm_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/dpm_interface.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 #include "dpm_interface.hpp"
 
+#include <handlers.hpp>
+
 /*
  *  DPM Interface methods.
  *
@@ -185,4 +187,23 @@ int main_show_help() {
               << "  -h, --help               Show this help message\n\n"
               << "For module-specific help, use: dpm <module-name> help\n\n";
     return 0;
+}
+
+int main_execute_module( const ModuleLoader& loader, std::string module_name, std::string command ) {
+    DPMErrorCategory execute_error = loader.execute_module(module_name, command);
+    if (execute_error != DPMErrorCategory::SUCCESS) {
+        // get the absolute module path
+        std::string absolute_module_path = "";
+        loader.get_module_path(absolute_module_path);
+
+        // construct an error object
+        FlexDPMError result = make_error( execute_error );
+        result.module_name = module_name.c_str();
+        result.module_path = absolute_module_path.c_str();
+
+        // pair result with a message and return with the appropriate error code
+        return handle_error(result);
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
 }
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