diff --git a/mopidy/backends/despotify.py b/mopidy/backends/despotify.py
index ea0404dc..ea74de10 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/despotify.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/despotify.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import datetime as dt
 import logging
+import sys
 
 import spytify