diff --git a/modelkit/core/models/tensorflow_model.py b/modelkit/core/models/tensorflow_model.py
index 9237d5ec..6d786c6c 100644
--- a/modelkit/core/models/tensorflow_model.py
+++ b/modelkit/core/models/tensorflow_model.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             raise ImportError(
                 "Tensorflow is not installed, instal modelkit[tensorflow]."
             )
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def _is_empty(self, item) -> bool:
         return False
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ def _rebuild_predictions_with_mask(
         return results
 
 
-class TensorflowModel(Model[ItemType, ReturnType], TensorflowModelMixin):
+class TensorflowModel(TensorflowModelMixin, Model[ItemType, ReturnType]):
     def __init__(
         self,
         output_tensor_mapping: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ def close(self):
             return self.requests_session.close()
 
 
-class AsyncTensorflowModel(AsyncModel[ItemType, ReturnType], TensorflowModelMixin):
+class AsyncTensorflowModel(TensorflowModelMixin, AsyncModel[ItemType, ReturnType]):
     def __init__(
         self,
         output_tensor_mapping: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
diff --git a/tests/test_tf_model.py b/tests/test_tf_model.py
index 3ed4905e..9457375a 100644
--- a/tests/test_tf_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_tf_model.py
@@ -4,24 +4,17 @@
 import requests
 
 from modelkit import ModelLibrary, testing
+from modelkit.core.models.tensorflow_model import (
+    AsyncTensorflowModel,
+    TensorflowModel,
+    has_tensorflow,
+)
 from modelkit.core.settings import LibrarySettings
+from modelkit.testing import tf_serving_fixture
+from modelkit.utils.tensorflow import write_config
 from tests import TEST_DIR
 from tests.conftest import skip_unless
 
-try:
-    from modelkit.core.models.tensorflow_model import (
-        AsyncTensorflowModel,
-        TensorflowModel,
-    )
-    from modelkit.testing import tf_serving_fixture
-    from modelkit.utils.tensorflow import write_config
-except NameError:
-    # This occurs because type annotations in
-    # modelkit.core.models.tensorflow_model will raise
-    # `NameError: name 'prediction_service_pb2_grpc' is not defined`
-    # when tensorflow-serving-api is not installed
-    pass
-
 np = pytest.importorskip("numpy")
 grpc = pytest.importorskip("grpc")
 
@@ -434,3 +427,15 @@ def test_iso_serving_mode_no_serving(dummy_tf_models, monkeypatch, working_dir):
             ),
             models=dummy_tf_models,
         )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    has_tensorflow,
+    reason="This test needs not Tensorflow to be run",
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("ModelType", [AsyncTensorflowModel, TensorflowModel])
+def test_tf_model_with_mixin_mro(ModelType):
+    # TensorflowModelMixin raises an ImportError when inherited the right way
+    # if tensorflow is not installed
+    with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+        ModelType()