diff --git a/cloud/ovirt.py b/cloud/ovirt.py
index fb84e918001..2d54ad3f401 100755
--- a/cloud/ovirt.py
+++ b/cloud/ovirt.py
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ action: ovirt >
 
 
 '''
+import sys
+
 try:
     from ovirtsdk.api import API
     from ovirtsdk.xml import params