diff --git a/bin/cdist b/bin/cdist
index 4d93842e..5ea6c6ce 100755
--- a/bin/cdist
+++ b/bin/cdist
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ log = logging.getLogger("cdist")
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(
         os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), '../lib')))
 
+import cdist
+
 TYPE_PREFIX = "__"
 
 def commandline():