diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner.py b/lib/ansible/runner.py
index 1c9437a435..fcb26cc4ca 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import random
 import traceback
 import tempfile
 import base64
+import getpass
 
 import ansible.constants as C 
 import ansible.connection