diff --git a/apps/lock_manager/__init__.py b/apps/lock_manager/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..34913f856f 100644
--- a/apps/lock_manager/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/lock_manager/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from lock_manager.exceptions import LockError
+from lock_manager.models import Lock as LockModel
+
+Lock = LockModel.objects