diff --git a/feature-spec-alpha/babashka/impl/spec.clj b/feature-spec-alpha/babashka/impl/spec.clj
index c2ff211b..b2b9c9a0 100644
--- a/feature-spec-alpha/babashka/impl/spec.clj
+++ b/feature-spec-alpha/babashka/impl/spec.clj
@@ -86,7 +86,13 @@
    'check-asserts (copy-var s/check-asserts sns)
    '*explain-out* s/explain-out-var
    'multi-spec (copy-var s/multi-spec sns)
-   'multi-spec-impl (copy-var s/multi-spec-impl sns)})
+   'multi-spec-impl (copy-var s/multi-spec-impl sns)
+   'spec? (copy-var s/spec? sns)
+   'assert (copy-var s/assert sns)
+   'assert* (copy-var s/assert* sns)
+   'explain-printer (copy-var s/explain-printer sns)
+   ;; PRIVATE, but exposed for expound
+   'maybe-spec (copy-var s/maybe-spec sns)})
 
 #_:clj-kondo/ignore
 (def test-namespace
diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/clojure/spec/alpha.clj b/src/babashka/impl/clojure/spec/alpha.clj
index 17264721..ea084168 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/clojure/spec/alpha.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/clojure/spec/alpha.clj
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 (declare spec-impl)
 (declare regex-spec-impl)
 
-(defn- maybe-spec
+(defn maybe-spec
   "spec-or-k must be a spec, regex or resolvable kw/sym, else returns nil."
   [spec-or-k]
   (let [s (c/or (c/and (ident? spec-or-k) (reg-resolve spec-or-k))
@@ -2003,6 +2003,6 @@ system property. Defaults to true."}
   [spec x]
   (if *compile-asserts*
     `(if clojure.lang.RT/checkSpecAsserts
-       (assert* ~spec ~x)
+       (clojure.spec.alpha/assert* ~spec ~x)
        ~x)
     x))