diff --git a/spotipy/__init__.py b/spotipy/__init__.py
index c7e884d..6ee4921 100644
--- a/spotipy/__init__.py
+++ b/spotipy/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
+import sys
 import base64
 import requests
 import json