diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/queue.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/queue.py
index 719a89b7f8..2845494b3c 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/queue.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/queue.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from verify_student.models import SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification
 import json
 import random
 import logging
-import lxml
+import lxml.html
 from lxml.etree import XMLSyntaxError, ParserError