diff --git a/src/alignrl/__init__.py b/src/alignrl/__init__.py
index cdcbf27..9519e55 100644
--- a/src/alignrl/__init__.py
+++ b/src/alignrl/__init__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 def __getattr__(name: str):
     if name in _LAZY_IMPORTS:
         module = importlib.import_module(_LAZY_IMPORTS[name])
-        return getattr(module, name)
+        attr = getattr(module, name)
+        globals()[name] = attr
+        return attr
     raise AttributeError(f"module 'alignrl' has no attribute {name!r}")