diff --git a/jackson-jq-cli/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/cli/Main.java b/jackson-jq-cli/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/cli/Main.java
index 70f60a7c..3c3cdf8e 100644
--- a/jackson-jq-cli/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/cli/Main.java
+++ b/jackson-jq-cli/src/main/java/net/thisptr/jackson/jq/cli/Main.java
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@
 import net.thisptr.jackson.jq.Versions;
 import net.thisptr.jackson.jq.exception.JsonQueryException;
 import net.thisptr.jackson.jq.internal.functions.EnvFunction;
+import net.thisptr.jackson.jq.internal.misc.JsonQueryJacksonModule;
 import net.thisptr.jackson.jq.module.ModuleLoader;
 import net.thisptr.jackson.jq.module.loaders.BuiltinModuleLoader;
 import net.thisptr.jackson.jq.module.loaders.ChainedModuleLoader;
 import net.thisptr.jackson.jq.module.loaders.FileSystemModuleLoader;
 
 public class Main {
-	private static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper();
+	private static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper()
+			.registerModule(JsonQueryJacksonModule.getInstance());
 
 	private static final Option OPT_COMPACT = Option.builder("c")
 			.longOpt("compact")