diff --git a/modeltranslation/admin.py b/modeltranslation/admin.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/modeltranslation/admin.py
+++ b/modeltranslation/admin.py
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic
 
 from modeltranslation.translator import translator
 from modeltranslation.utils import get_translation_fields
+# Ensure that models are registered for translation before TranslationAdmin
+# runs. The import is supposed to resolve a race condition between model import
+# and translation registration in production (see issue 19).
+import modeltranslation.models
+
 
 class TranslationAdminBase(object):
     """
Resolved a race condition between model import and translation registration in production by ensuring that models are registered for translation before TranslationAdmin runs. Resolves issue <I> (thanks to carl.j.meyer).