diff --git a/application/controllers/UserController.php b/application/controllers/UserController.php
index eede09ed20..aa00fdadb0 100644
--- a/application/controllers/UserController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/UserController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Controllers;
 
+use Exception;
 use Icinga\Application\Logger;
 use Icinga\Data\DataArray\ArrayDatasource;
 use Icinga\Exception\ConfigurationError;