diff --git a/dotensime.py b/dotensime.py
index 7ce3793..3e370b0 100644
--- a/dotensime.py
+++ b/dotensime.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from sexp import key, sym
 from paths import *
 from sbt import *
+from strings import *
 
 def locations(window):
   """Intelligently guess the appropriate .ensime file locations for the
diff --git a/ensime.py b/ensime.py
index 9b892d6..6a556b4 100644
--- a/ensime.py
+++ b/ensime.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from paths import *
 from rpc import *
 from sbt import *
+from strings import *
 
 class EnsimeCommon(object):
   def __init__(self, owner):
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ def log_on_ui_thread(self, flavor, data):
         exc_type, exc_value, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
         detailed_info = "".join(traceback.format_exception(exc_type, exc_value, exc_tb))
         print detailed_info
-              
+
   def prepare_log_message(self, data):
     buffer = "["+str(datetime.datetime.now())+"]: "
     buffer += encode_if_unicode(data.strip())