diff --git a/src/locks/lockfuncs.py b/src/locks/lockfuncs.py
index 632fa3abb9..dc60e46875 100644
--- a/src/locks/lockfuncs.py
+++ b/src/locks/lockfuncs.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ DefaultLock:   Exits:          controls who may traverse the exit to
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from src.utils import search
+from src.utils import utils
 
 PERMISSION_HIERARCHY = [p.lower() for p in settings.PERMISSION_HIERARCHY]