diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 36fc1fd57e..b01e5331f6 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import shutil
 import stat
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
 import traceback