diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/new-updates-sync b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/new-updates-sync
index df59cd4210..00891b2a15 100755
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/new-updates-sync
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/new-updates-sync
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import logging
 import subprocess
 import os
 import sys
+import stat
 
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR)