diff --git a/lib/daemon.py b/lib/daemon.py
index ac250cd1d8d9cf5a23e57ac6a0333802476685ce..d357349a300215cbb6362c63e6d11ac10eb7870e 100644
--- a/lib/daemon.py
+++ b/lib/daemon.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import logging
 import sched
 import time
 import socket
+import sys
 
 from ganeti import utils
 from ganeti import constants
@@ -310,4 +311,3 @@ def GenericMain(daemon_name, optionparser, dirs, check_fn, exec_fn):
     exec_fn(options, args)
   finally:
     utils.RemovePidFile(daemon_name)
-