diff --git a/plugins/ssh-keys/functions b/plugins/ssh-keys/functions
index 24b5e6807..767f4ae11 100755
--- a/plugins/ssh-keys/functions
+++ b/plugins/ssh-keys/functions
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
 
+list_ssh_keys() {
+  declare desc="List ssh key hashes"
+  local cmd="ssh-keys:list"
+  verify_ssh_key_file
+  sshcommand list dokku
+}
+
 verify_ssh_key_file() {
   declare desc="Test that public key is valid"
   [[ -s ${DOKKU_ROOT}/.ssh/authorized_keys ]] || dokku_log_fail "No public keys found."
diff --git a/plugins/ssh-keys/subcommands/default b/plugins/ssh-keys/subcommands/default
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abdbaa619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ssh-keys/subcommands/default
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/ssh-keys/functions"
+
+ssh_keys_main_cmd() {
+  declare desc="an alias for ssh-keys:list"
+  local cmd="ssh-keys"
+  list_ssh_keys
+}
+
+ssh_keys_main_cmd "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ssh-keys/subcommands/list b/plugins/ssh-keys/subcommands/list
index ce485bbd6..fb78c5e2a 100755
--- a/plugins/ssh-keys/subcommands/list
+++ b/plugins/ssh-keys/subcommands/list
@@ -3,11 +3,4 @@ set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
 source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/ssh-keys/functions"
 
-list_ssh_keys() {
-  declare desc="List ssh key hashes"
-  local cmd="ssh-keys:list"
-  verify_ssh_key_file
-  sshcommand list dokku
-}
-
 list_ssh_keys "$@"