diff --git a/spacy/cli/__init__.py b/spacy/cli/__init__.py
index 1d402ff0c..6aeaf8ddd 100644
--- a/spacy/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/cli/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 from wasabi import msg
 
+# Needed for testing
+from . import download as download_module  # noqa: F401
+
 from ._util import app, setup_cli  # noqa: F401
 from .apply import apply  # noqa: F401
 from .assemble import assemble_cli  # noqa: F401