diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index dc1a73f..61ee78d 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 import bpy
 from . import registry
-from .core.nodeslicer import tree
+from .core.nodeslicer import sockets, nodes, tree # sockets and nodes need also to be imported in order for them to be autoregistered
 
 bl_info = {
     "name": "NodeSlicer",