diff --git a/python/hsml/client/istio/__init__.py b/python/hsml/client/istio/__init__.py
index ff8055b9b..a99b8ba0f 100644
--- a/python/hsml/client/istio/__init__.py
+++ b/python/hsml/client/istio/__init__.py
@@ -13,3 +13,24 @@
 #   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #   limitations under the License.
 #
+
+from hopsworks_common.client.istio import (
+    base,
+    external,
+    get_instance,
+    grpc,
+    hopsworks,
+    init,
+    utils,
+)
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    base,
+    external,
+    get_instance,
+    grpc,
+    hopsworks,
+    init,
+    utils,
+]
diff --git a/python/hsml/core/model_serving_api.py b/python/hsml/core/model_serving_api.py
index da1b22e20..1a87b5878 100644
--- a/python/hsml/core/model_serving_api.py
+++ b/python/hsml/core/model_serving_api.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def load_default_configuration(self):
         client.set_kserve_installed(is_kserve_installed)
 
         # istio client
-        self._isito_init_if_available()
+        self._istio_init_if_available()
 
         # resource limits
         max_resources = self._serving_api.get_resource_limits()
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def _istio_init_if_available(self):
         if client.is_kserve_installed():
             # check existing istio client
             try:
-                if client.istio_get_instance() is not None:
+                if client.istio.get_instance() is not None:
                     return  # istio client already set
             except Exception:
                 pass
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def _istio_init_if_available(self):
                     inference_endpoints, INFERENCE_ENDPOINTS.ENDPOINT_TYPE_NODE
                 )
                 if endpoint is not None:
-                    client.istio_init(
+                    client.istio.init(
                         endpoint.get_any_host(),
                         endpoint.get_port(INFERENCE_ENDPOINTS.PORT_NAME_HTTP).number,
                     )
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def _istio_init_if_available(self):
                 if endpoint is not None:
                     # if load balancer (external ip) available
                     _client = client.get_instance()
-                    client.istio_init(
+                    client.istio.init(
                         endpoint.get_any_host(),
                         endpoint.get_port(INFERENCE_ENDPOINTS.PORT_NAME_HTTP).number,
                         _client._project_name,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def _istio_init_if_available(self):
                     port = endpoint.get_port(INFERENCE_ENDPOINTS.PORT_NAME_HTTP).number
                     if self._is_host_port_open(host, port):
                         # and it is open
-                        client.istio_init(
+                        client.istio.init(
                             host,
                             port,
                             _client._project_name,