diff --git a/chaussette/backend/__init__.py b/chaussette/backend/__init__.py
index 9529c10..b07bff6 100644
--- a/chaussette/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/chaussette/backend/__init__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
+try:
+    from chaussette.backend import _eventlet
+    _backends['eventlet'] = _eventlet.Server
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 
 PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3
 
@@ -55,12 +60,6 @@
     except ImportError:
         pass
 
-    try:
-        from chaussette.backend import _eventlet
-        _backends['eventlet'] = _eventlet.Server
-    except ImportError:
-        pass
-
     try:
         from chaussette.backend import _socketio
         _backends['socketio'] = _socketio.Server
diff --git a/chaussette/tests/test_backend.py b/chaussette/tests/test_backend.py
index 10f84ae..914e6e7 100644
--- a/chaussette/tests/test_backend.py
+++ b/chaussette/tests/test_backend.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
        'socketio', 'tornado', 'waitress',
        'wsgiref']
 PYPY = ['tornado', 'waitress', 'wsgiref']
-PY3 = ['meinheld', 'tornado', 'waitress', 'wsgiref']
+PY3 = ['eventlet', 'meinheld', 'tornado', 'waitress', 'wsgiref']
 
 
 class TestBackend(unittest.TestCase):