diff --git a/ersilia/core/model.py b/ersilia/core/model.py
index a137be80e..7831be542 100644
--- a/ersilia/core/model.py
+++ b/ersilia/core/model.py
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 import time
 import types
 import asyncio
-import importlib
 import collections
-import __main__ as main
+import sys
 
 from click import secho as echo # Style-aware echo
 
 from .. import logger
 from ..serve.api import Api
 from .session import Session
+from ..hub.fetch.fetch import ModelFetcher
 from .base import ErsiliaBase
 from ..lake.base import LakeBase
 from ..utils import tmp_pid_file
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def __init__(
             else:
                 self.logger.set_verbosity(0)
         else:
-            if not hasattr(main, "__file__"):
+            if hasattr(sys, 'ps1'):
                 self.logger.set_verbosity(0)
         self.save_to_lake = save_to_lake
         if self.save_to_lake:
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.service_class = service_class
         mdl = ModelBase(model)
         self._is_valid = mdl.is_valid()
+
         assert self._is_valid, "The identifier {0} is not valid. Please visit the Ersilia Model Hub for valid identifiers".format(
             model
         )
@@ -174,13 +175,11 @@ def __init__(
                 self.logger.debug("Unable to capture user input. Fetching anyway.")
                 do_fetch = True
             if do_fetch:
-                fetch = importlib.import_module("ersilia.hub.fetch.fetch")
-                mf = fetch.ModelFetcher(
+                mf = ModelFetcher(
                     config_json=self.config_json, credentials_json=self.credentials_json
                 )
                 asyncio.run(mf.fetch(self.model_id))
-            else:
-                return
+
         self.api_schema = ApiSchema(
             model_id=self.model_id, config_json=self.config_json
         )
@@ -213,30 +212,13 @@ def __init__(
 
     def fetch(self):
         """
-        Fetch the model if not available locally.
-
-        This method fetches the model from the Ersilia Model Hub if it is not available locally.
+        This method fetches the model from the Ersilia Model Hub.
         """
-        if not self._is_available_locally and self.fetch_if_not_available:
-            self.logger.info("Model is not available locally")
-            try:
-                do_fetch = yes_no_input(
-                    "Requested model {0} is not available locally. Do you want to fetch it? [Y/n]".format(
-                        self.model_id
-                    ),
-                    default_answer="Y",
-                )
-            except:
-                self.logger.debug("Unable to capture user input. Fetching anyway.")
-                do_fetch = True
-            if do_fetch:
-                fetch = importlib.import_module("ersilia.hub.fetch.fetch")
-                mf = fetch.ModelFetcher(
-                    config_json=self.config_json, credentials_json=self.credentials_json
-                )
-                asyncio.run(mf.fetch(self.model_id))
-            else:
-                return
+        mf = ModelFetcher(
+            config_json=self.config_json, credentials_json=self.credentials_json
+        )
+        asyncio.run(mf.fetch(self.model_id))
+
 
     def __enter__(self):
         """
diff --git a/test/test_models.py b/test/test_models.py
index 630e562bf..91e1dd490 100644
--- a/test/test_models.py
+++ b/test/test_models.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def mock_run():
 
 
 @patch("ersilia.core.model.ErsiliaModel")
-def test_models(
+def test_model_with_prior_fetching(
     mock_ersilia_model,
     mock_fetcher,
     mock_session,
@@ -124,3 +124,42 @@ def test_models(
     assert mock_serve.called
     assert mock_run.called
     assert mock_close.called
+
+
+@patch("ersilia.core.model.ErsiliaModel")
+def test_model_with_no_prior_fetching(
+    mock_ersilia_model,
+    mock_fetcher,
+    mock_session,
+    mock_set_apis,
+    mock_convn_api_get_apis,
+    mock_api_task,
+    mock_serve,
+    mock_run,
+    mock_close,
+):
+    MODEL_ID = MODELS[1]
+    INPUT = "CCCC"
+
+    em = ErsiliaModel(
+        model=MODEL_ID, service_class="docker", output_source="LOCAL_ONLY"
+    )
+
+    em.fetch()
+
+    result = em.run(
+        input=INPUT,
+        output="result.csv",
+        batch_size=100,
+        track_run=False,
+        try_standard=False,
+    )
+
+    em.serve()
+    em.close()
+
+    assert result == RESULTS[1]
+    assert mock_fetcher.called
+    assert mock_serve.called
+    assert mock_run.called
+    assert mock_close.called