diff --git a/src/compas_fab/backends/pybullet/client.py b/src/compas_fab/backends/pybullet/client.py
index f56082b3b..151c3b371 100644
--- a/src/compas_fab/backends/pybullet/client.py
+++ b/src/compas_fab/backends/pybullet/client.py
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ class AnalyticalPyBulletClient(PyBulletClient):
     """Combination of PyBullet as the client for Collision Detection and Analytical Inverse Kinematics."""
 
     def __init__(self, connection_type="gui", verbose=False):
-        PyBulletClient.__init__(self, connection_type=connection_type, verbose=verbose)
+        super(self, AnalyticalPyBulletClient).__init__(self, connection_type=connection_type, verbose=verbose)
 
     def inverse_kinematics(self, robot, frame_WCF, start_configuration=None, group=None, options=None):
         planner = AnalyticalInverseKinematics(self)