diff --git a/openfeature/provider/__init__.py b/openfeature/provider/__init__.py
index 5b9ffd09..17300c0a 100644
--- a/openfeature/provider/__init__.py
+++ b/openfeature/provider/__init__.py
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ async def resolve_object_details_async(
 
 
 class AbstractProvider(FeatureProvider):
+    def __init__(self, *args: typing.Any, **kwargs: typing.Any) -> None:
+        # this makes sure to invoke the parent of `FeatureProvider` -> `object`
+        super(FeatureProvider, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def attach(
         self,
         on_emit: typing.Callable[