diff --git a/consutil/lib.py b/consutil/lib.py
index 0ffa88691d..6dbef913b8 100644
--- a/consutil/lib.py
+++ b/consutil/lib.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     import re
     import subprocess
     import sys
+    from swsssdk import ConfigDBConnector
 except ImportError as e:
     raise ImportError("%s - required module not found" % str(e))