diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/misc.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/misc.py
index 641a2a04230..ef90a20b0ec 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/misc.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/misc.py
@@ -154,10 +154,9 @@ def __init__(self, additional=None, ncol=3, text_width=80, sort=False, gpu=True)
         """
         # Mandatory packages
         core = [
-            "matplotlib",
+            "ansys.mapdl.core",
             "numpy",
             "appdirs",
-            "tqdm",
             "scipy",
             "grpc",  # grpcio
             "ansys.api.mapdl.v0",  # ansys-api-mapdl-v0
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ def __init__(self, additional=None, ncol=3, text_width=80, sort=False, gpu=True)
             core.extend(["pexpect"])
 
         # Optional packages
-        optional = ["matplotlib", "pyvista", "pyiges"]
+        optional = ["matplotlib", "pyvista", "pyiges", "tqdm"]
         if sys.version_info[1] < 9:
             optional.append("ansys_corba")