diff --git a/plugins/storage/functions b/plugins/storage/functions
index 767059f13..d65daeb26 100755
--- a/plugins/storage/functions
+++ b/plugins/storage/functions
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
 
+storage_list_cmd() {
+  declare desc="List all bound mounts"
+  local cmd="storage:list"
+  local passed_phases="deploy"
+  [[ ! $2 ]] && dokku_log_fail "storage:list requires an app to list."
+  verify_app_name "$2" && local APP="$2"
+  echo "$APP volume bind-mounts:"
+  get_bind_mounts "$(get_phase_file_path "$passed_phases")"
+}
+
 verify_paths() {
   declare desc="verifies storage paths"
   echo "$1" | grep -qe '^/.*\:/' || dokku_log_fail "Storage path must be two valid paths divided by colon."
diff --git a/plugins/storage/subcommands/default b/plugins/storage/subcommands/default
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..194ef7942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/storage/subcommands/default
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/storage/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/docker-options/functions"
+
+storage_main_cmd() {
+  declare desc="an alias for storage:list"
+  local cmd="storage"
+  storage_list_cmd "$@"
+}
+
+storage_main_cmd "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/storage/subcommands/list b/plugins/storage/subcommands/list
index ecaab29b0..a16999a38 100755
--- a/plugins/storage/subcommands/list
+++ b/plugins/storage/subcommands/list
@@ -4,14 +4,5 @@ source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
 source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/storage/functions"
 source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/docker-options/functions"
 
-storage_list_cmd() {
-  declare desc="List all bound mounts"
-  local cmd="storage:list"
-  local passed_phases="deploy"
-  [[ ! $2 ]] && dokku_log_fail "storage:list requires an app to list."
-  verify_app_name "$2" && local APP="$2"
-  echo "$APP volume bind-mounts:"
-  get_bind_mounts "$(get_phase_file_path "$passed_phases")"
-}
 
 storage_list_cmd "$@"