diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views.py
index f0a0ef324a..a707506045 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/views.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import itertools
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 import requests
 import urllib
 import json