diff --git a/users/apps.py b/users/apps.py
index 9a0c84f9..3c7ea9b8 100644
--- a/users/apps.py
+++ b/users/apps.py
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ class UsersConfig(AppConfig):
     name = "users"
 
     def ready(self):
+        from . import api  # noqa
+
         # register cron jobs
         from users.jobs import MastodonUserSync  # noqa