diff --git a/doc/source/user_manual/getting_started/python.rst b/doc/source/user_manual/getting_started/python.rst
index 262cd32..768672d 100644
--- a/doc/source/user_manual/getting_started/python.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user_manual/getting_started/python.rst
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ generally not very useful.
    >>> import gammalib
    >>> import ctools
 
-.. warning::
-
-   The GammaLib module needs to be imported **before** the ctools 
-   module so that GammaLib class types are handled correctly.
-   So make sure that you **always import the GammaLib module before the ctools
-   module.**
-
 To illustrate how to use ctools from Python, below is a working example 
 of an event list simulation using the :ref:`ctobssim` class.
 An instance ``sim`` of the :ref:`ctobssim` class is generated and user 
diff --git a/pyext/ctools/__init__.py b/pyext/ctools/__init__.py
index 9c86e0f..ce53507 100644
--- a/pyext/ctools/__init__.py
+++ b/pyext/ctools/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# import gammalib first
+import gammalib
+
 # Import sub modules
 from .tools import *
 #import obsutils (require explicit from ctools import obsutils)