diff --git a/check_cups b/check_cups
index 550700b593fd6b7655d9edef1b73baa61a2fc4a8..b6500a5cfd0f199dd4fb891c97bf41255ecf7d65 100755
--- a/check_cups
+++ b/check_cups
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # <ceder@lysator.liu.se> for commit access.
 
 import os
+import sys
 import time
 
 def check_queue(queue):
@@ -43,5 +44,4 @@ def check_queue(queue):
 	
     
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import sys
     check_queue(sys.argv[1])