diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5c0099..6396746 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
   * New function `is_valid_syntax_pct_encoded` (via [#48])
   * New dict `RFC3987_SYNTAX_TERM_VALIDATORS` mapping `RFC3987_SYNTAX_TERMS` to validator function (via [#49])
 * Performance
-  * Public symbols use lazy loading (via [#43])
+  * Public symbols use lazy loading (via [#43], [#59])
 * Tests
   * Add grammar regression tests (via [#48])
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [#50]: https://github.com/jkowalleck/rfc3987-syntax2/pull/50
 [#51]: https://github.com/jkowalleck/rfc3987-syntax2/pull/51
 [#52]: https://github.com/jkowalleck/rfc3987-syntax2/pull/52
+[#59]: https://github.com/jkowalleck/rfc3987-syntax2/pull/59
 
 ## v1.2.0 - 2026-07-16
 
diff --git a/src/rfc3987_syntax2/__init__.py b/src/rfc3987_syntax2/__init__.py
index 7300822..3de7209 100644
--- a/src/rfc3987_syntax2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/rfc3987_syntax2/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,22 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2026 Jan Kowalleck - modifications and maintenance
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-from .syntax_helpers import *
+from typing import Any
+
+from . import syntax_helpers as _syntax_helpers
+
+__all__ = _syntax_helpers.__all__
+
+_EXPORTS_SH = frozenset(_syntax_helpers.__all__)
+
+
+def __getattr__(name: str) -> Any:
+    if name in _EXPORTS_SH:
+        value = getattr(_syntax_helpers, name)
+        globals()[name] = value
+        return value
+    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")
+
+
+def __dir__() -> list[str]:
+    return sorted(set(globals().keys()) | set(__all__))
diff --git a/src/rfc3987_syntax2/syntax_helpers.py b/src/rfc3987_syntax2/syntax_helpers.py
index fd1ebda..9b82840 100644
--- a/src/rfc3987_syntax2/syntax_helpers.py
+++ b/src/rfc3987_syntax2/syntax_helpers.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 from .utils import load_grammar
 
+
 __all__ = [
     "RFC3987_SYNTAX_PARSER_TYPE",
     "RFC3987_SYNTAX_GRAMMAR_PATH",
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@
     "is_valid_syntax_pct_encoded",
 ]
 
-
 RFC3987_SYNTAX_PARSER_TYPE: str = "earley"
 RFC3987_SYNTAX_GRAMMAR_PATH: Path = Path(__file__).parent / "syntax_rfc3987.lark"
 RFC3987_SYNTAX_TERMS: list[str] = [
@@ -320,14 +320,15 @@ def _get_syntax_parser() -> Lark:
 
 
 def __getattr__(name: str) -> Any:
-    if name not in __all__:
-        raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")
-    if name == 'grammar':
-        return _get_grammar()
-    if name == 'syntax_parser':
-        return _get_syntax_parser()
-    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} failed to implement attribute {name!r}")
-
+    if name == "grammar":
+        global grammar
+        grammar = _get_grammar()
+        return grammar
+    if name == "syntax_parser":
+        global syntax_parser
+        syntax_parser = _get_syntax_parser()
+        return syntax_parser
+    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")
 
 def __dir__() -> list[str]:
     return sorted(set(globals().keys()) | set(__all__))
diff --git a/tests/test_lazy_attrs.py b/tests/test_lazy_attrs.py
index 2267ca2..29266a4 100644
--- a/tests/test_lazy_attrs.py
+++ b/tests/test_lazy_attrs.py
@@ -1,10 +1,33 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2026 Jan Kowalleck - modifications and maintenance
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
 import rfc3987_syntax2 as sut
 from lark import Lark
 
 
+def test_grammar_not_eager() -> None:
+    """Regression test: grammar is not populated in rfc3987_syntax2.__dict__ immediately after import."""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, '-c', 'import rfc3987_syntax2; assert "grammar" not in vars(rfc3987_syntax2), "grammar was eagerly loaded on import"'],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+
+
+def test_syntax_parser_not_eager() -> None:
+    """Regression test: syntax_parser is not populated in rfc3987_syntax2.__dict__ immediately after import."""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, '-c', 'import rfc3987_syntax2; assert "syntax_parser" not in vars(rfc3987_syntax2), "syntax_parser was eagerly loaded on import"'],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+
+
 def test_grammar_is_accessible() -> None:
     """Regression test: grammar is lazily loaded and accessible as a module attribute."""
     assert isinstance(sut.grammar, str)