diff --git a/lib/cdist/config_install.py b/lib/cdist/config_install.py
index c95b9f27..fd704135 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/config_install.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/config_install.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
 
+import cdist
 from cdist import core