diff --git a/direct/src/task/Task.py b/direct/src/task/Task.py
index 85fb5d7e30..8785e1898d 100644
--- a/direct/src/task/Task.py
+++ b/direct/src/task/Task.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from libpandaexpressModules import *
 from DirectNotifyGlobal import *
 from PythonUtil import *
+from MessengerGlobal import *
 import time
 import fnmatch
 import string