diff --git a/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-index-updates b/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-index-updates
index fd2e48ee8..9cd7b96f4 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-index-updates
+++ b/ietf/bin/rfc-editor-index-updates
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 # invoked before start
 
 import datetime
+import io
 import json
 import os
+import requests
 import socket
 import sys
 import syslog