diff --git a/uuidfield/fields.py b/uuidfield/fields.py
index 353a464..e000e80 100644
--- a/uuidfield/fields.py
+++ b/uuidfield/fields.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 try:
     # psycopg2 needs us to register the uuid type
-    import psycopg2
+    import psycopg2.extras
     psycopg2.extras.register_uuid()
 except (ImportError, AttributeError):
     pass