diff --git a/src/ircmsgs.py b/src/ircmsgs.py
index be035f121..bcf9cd078 100644
--- a/src/ircmsgs.py
+++ b/src/ircmsgs.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ object (which, as you'll read later, is quite...full-featured :))
 """
 
 import re
+import sys
 import time
 
 import supybot.conf as conf