diff --git a/src/signatory/__init__.py b/src/signatory/__init__.py
index ea3d740..6dbcd3e 100644
--- a/src/signatory/__init__.py
+++ b/src/signatory/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 
 import torch  # must be imported before anything from signatory
+import sklearn
 
 try:
     from . import impl