diff --git a/src/postorius/doc/news.rst b/src/postorius/doc/news.rst
index 0624f50..ce4c260 100644
--- a/src/postorius/doc/news.rst
+++ b/src/postorius/doc/news.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 * Show held message details in a modal window. Contributed by Abhilash Raj (LP: 1004049).
 * Rework of internal testing
 * Mozilla Persona integration: switch from django-social-auto to django-browserid: Contributed by Abhilash Raj.
+* Fix manage.py mmclient command for non-IPython shells. Contributed by Ankush Sharma (LP: 1428169).
+
 
 1.0 beta 1 -- "Year of the Parrot"
 ==================================
diff --git a/src/postorius/management/commands/mmclient.py b/src/postorius/management/commands/mmclient.py
index 0e0f91a..d92104b 100644
--- a/src/postorius/management/commands/mmclient.py
+++ b/src/postorius/management/commands/mmclient.py
@@ -45,5 +45,7 @@
             console_fn = shell.interact
         # connect to mailmanclient
         client = utils.get_client()
+        # Putting client back in the global scope
+        globals()['client'] = client
         # run the interpreter
         console_fn()