diff --git a/anyconfig/backend/json.py b/anyconfig/backend/json.py
index 49545465..8a4ffbf4 100644
--- a/anyconfig/backend/json.py
+++ b/anyconfig/backend/json.py
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-import anyconfig.backend.base
-import anyconfig.compat
-
 try:
     import json
 except ImportError:
     import simplejson as json
 
+import anyconfig.backend.base
+import anyconfig.compat
+
 
 _LOAD_OPTS = ["cls", "object_hook", "parse_float", "parse_int",
               "parse_constant"]