diff --git a/geemap/__init__.py b/geemap/__init__.py
index a9cf904b6d..45b4b6352b 100644
--- a/geemap/__init__.py
+++ b/geemap/__init__.py
@@ -57,4 +57,6 @@ def _use_eerepr(token="USE_EEREPR"):
 if _use_eerepr():
     import eerepr
 
+    eerepr.initialize()
+
 from .report import Report