diff --git a/src/sky130_fd_pr.jl b/src/sky130_fd_pr.jl
index d3d4effe..6a08cb78 100644
--- a/src/sky130_fd_pr.jl
+++ b/src/sky130_fd_pr.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module sky130_fd_pr
 	# ERROR: TODO: Maybe have a julia-side SPICE model registry also,
 	# to avoid requiring explicit .lib in the `.sp` files?
-	error("This is a SPICE model package, not a julia package. Don't attempt to load it like this.")
+	__init__() = error("This is a SPICE model package, not a julia package. Don't attempt to load it like this.")
 end
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