diff --git a/clearml/binding/frameworks/tensorflow_bind.py b/clearml/binding/frameworks/tensorflow_bind.py
index fd113d4c..f7ae2822 100644
--- a/clearml/binding/frameworks/tensorflow_bind.py
+++ b/clearml/binding/frameworks/tensorflow_bind.py
@@ -1438,9 +1438,11 @@ class PatchKerasModelIO(object):
                     Network if PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_tensorflow[0] != Network else None,
                     Sequential if PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_tensorflow[1] != Sequential else None,
                     keras_saving if PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_tensorflow[2] != keras_saving else None,
-                    Functional if PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_tensorflow[3] != Functional else None, ]
+                    Functional if PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_tensorflow[3] != Functional else None,
+                    None,
+                ]
             else:
-                PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_keras = [Network, Sequential, keras_saving, Functional]
+                PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_keras = [Network, Sequential, keras_saving, Functional, None]
             PatchKerasModelIO._patch_io_calls(*PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_keras)
 
         if 'tensorflow' in sys.modules and not PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_tensorflow:
@@ -1465,7 +1467,14 @@ class PatchKerasModelIO(object):
             try:
                 # hack: make sure tensorflow.__init__ is called
                 import tensorflow  # noqa
-                from tensorflow.python.keras import models as keras_saving  # noqa
+                from tensorflow.python.keras import models as keras_saving_legacy  # noqa
+            except ImportError:
+                keras_saving_legacy = None
+
+            try:
+                # hack: make sure tensorflow.__init__ is called
+                import tensorflow  # noqa
+                from tensorflow.keras import models as keras_saving  # noqa
             except ImportError:
                 keras_saving = None
 
@@ -1474,13 +1483,16 @@ class PatchKerasModelIO(object):
                     Network if PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_keras[0] != Network else None,
                     Sequential if PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_keras[1] != Sequential else None,
                     keras_saving if PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_keras[2] != keras_saving else None,
-                    Functional if PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_keras[3] != Functional else None, ]
+                    Functional if PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_keras[3] != Functional else None,
+                    keras_saving_legacy if PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_keras[4] != keras_saving_legacy else None,
+                ]
             else:
-                PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_tensorflow = [Network, Sequential, keras_saving, Functional]
+                PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_tensorflow = [
+                    Network, Sequential, keras_saving, Functional, keras_saving_legacy]
             PatchKerasModelIO._patch_io_calls(*PatchKerasModelIO.__patched_tensorflow)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _patch_io_calls(Network, Sequential, keras_saving, Functional):
+    def _patch_io_calls(Network, Sequential, keras_saving, Functional, keras_saving_legacy=None):
         try:
             if Sequential is not None:
                 Sequential._updated_config = _patched_call(Sequential._updated_config,
@@ -1519,6 +1531,13 @@ class PatchKerasModelIO(object):
             if keras_saving is not None:
                 keras_saving.save_model = _patched_call(keras_saving.save_model, PatchKerasModelIO._save_model)
                 keras_saving.load_model = _patched_call(keras_saving.load_model, PatchKerasModelIO._load_model)
+
+            if keras_saving_legacy is not None:
+                keras_saving_legacy.save_model = _patched_call(
+                    keras_saving_legacy.save_model, PatchKerasModelIO._save_model)
+                keras_saving_legacy.load_model = _patched_call(
+                    keras_saving_legacy.load_model, PatchKerasModelIO._load_model)
+
         except Exception as ex:
             LoggerRoot.get_base_logger(TensorflowBinding).warning(str(ex))