diff --git a/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py b/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py
index 9be5948bdd..66acf74a52 100644
--- a/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py
+++ b/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from builtins import object
 from evennia.comms.models import ChannelDB
 from evennia.commands import cmdset, command
 
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
 class ChannelCommand(command.Command):
     """