diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
index 4fb4909bb42..0a6af7f766f 100755
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/opt/cloud/bin/configure.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # under the License.
 import sys
 import os
+import base64
 
 from merge import DataBag
 from pprint import pprint