diff --git a/gitc_utils.py b/gitc_utils.py
index bf79bd28..4a9a879a 100644
--- a/gitc_utils.py
+++ b/gitc_utils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 import os
-import shutil
+import sys
 
 import git_command
 import git_config