diff --git a/pywb/utils/loaders.py b/pywb/utils/loaders.py
index 25bdf3a2..3b80f3e9 100644
--- a/pywb/utils/loaders.py
+++ b/pywb/utils/loaders.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 """
 This module provides loaders for local file system and over http
 local and remote access