diff --git a/pykat/testing/test.py b/pykat/testing/test.py
index 4591ca0fe59d25f46d38c5ad53fa48c0dd7e4518..23103f044ccb26cbf4d1fb563aca3b68967a6557 100644
--- a/pykat/testing/test.py
+++ b/pykat/testing/test.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import pickle
 from datetime import datetime
 from pykat.testing import utils
 import sys, traceback
+import stat
 
 class DiffException(Exception):
 	def __init__(self, msg, outfile):