diff --git a/whois/parser.py b/whois/parser.py
index 26ae4b4..4478478 100644
--- a/whois/parser.py
+++ b/whois/parser.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import error
 import re 
 import sys
+import os 
 
 class Parser(object):
 	def __init__(self, domain, text, whoisServer=None):