diff --git a/cloud/amazon/kinesis_stream.py b/cloud/amazon/kinesis_stream.py
index 6fbd1ab..9e46c82 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/kinesis_stream.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/kinesis_stream.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
 '''
 
 try:
+    import boto
     import botocore
     import boto3
     HAS_BOTO3 = True