diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
index 7def90569..41c513145 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/__init__.py
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import sys
 from . import capi, const, hookspec
 from .capi import ffi
 from .account import Account  # noqa
-from . import eventlogger
+from .message import Message  # noqa
+from .contact import Contact  # noqa
+from .chat import Chat        # noqa
 from .hookspec import account_hookimpl, global_hookimpl  # noqa
+from . import eventlogger
 
 from pkg_resources import get_distribution, DistributionNotFound
 try:
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/account.py b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
index 0e12cc921..7f881ebb7 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/account.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/account.py
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ class Account(object):
 
         :returns: :class:`deltachat.contact.Contact`
         """
-        self.check_is_configured()
         return Contact(self, const.DC_CONTACT_ID_SELF)
 
     def create_contact(self, email, name=None):
diff --git a/python/tests/test_account.py b/python/tests/test_account.py
index 7eb66799c..84bfc98e1 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_account.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_account.py
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ class TestOfflineAccountBasic:
 
     def test_selfcontact_if_unconfigured(self, acfactory):
         ac1 = acfactory.get_unconfigured_account()
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-            ac1.get_self_contact()
+        assert not ac1.get_self_contact().addr
 
     def test_selfcontact_configured(self, acfactory):
         ac1 = acfactory.get_configured_offline_account()