diff --git a/newswire.py b/newswire.py
index 7e16ca311..71435c2a2 100644
--- a/newswire.py
+++ b/newswire.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import os
 import json
 import requests
 import random
+import time
 from socket import error as SocketError
 import errno
 from datetime import datetime