diff --git a/openerp/osv/orm.py b/openerp/osv/orm.py
index 4493440c936..83cf852fcdd 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/orm.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/orm.py
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ class orm_template(object):
 
     def __init__(self, pool, cr):
         """ Initialize a model and make it part of the given registry."""
+        pool.add(self._name, self)
         self.pool = pool
 
         if not self._name and not hasattr(self, '_inherit'):
diff --git a/openerp/osv/osv.py b/openerp/osv/osv.py
index 40b448fcd82..97cdc1b2a3f 100644
--- a/openerp/osv/osv.py
+++ b/openerp/osv/osv.py
@@ -243,9 +243,7 @@ class osv_pool(object):
         # Instanciate classes registered through their constructor and
         # add them to the pool.
         for klass in module_class_list.get(module, []):
-            inst = klass.createInstance(self, module, cr)
-            self.add(inst._name, inst)
-            res.append(inst)
+            res.append(klass.createInstance(self, module, cr))
 
         return res