diff --git a/openerp/service/common.py b/openerp/service/common.py
index d7d58c2850f..97f36b7f964 100644
--- a/openerp/service/common.py
+++ b/openerp/service/common.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import logging
 
 import openerp.release
 import openerp.tools
+from openerp.tools.translate import _
 
 import security