diff --git a/tests/test_raster.py b/tests/test_raster.py
index 6f3034f..0a40e7e 100644
--- a/tests/test_raster.py
+++ b/tests/test_raster.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# isort: off
+# TODO(pygeos): remove this once shapely is the default backend for geopandas.
+# Force raster_tools._compat to be loaded before geopandas when running tests
+import raster_tools  # noqa: F401
+
+# isort: on
+
 import operator
 import unittest