diff --git a/tests/test_utils_sendmail.py b/tests/test_utils_sendmail.py
index 8bb000558..f80dd53db 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_sendmail.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_sendmail.py
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import getpass
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 import sys
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')))
+from slic.utils.sendmail import sendmail
 from slic.utils.sendmail import *
 
+
 def test_sendmail_mime_format_in_tmux():
     # Retrieve the tmux TTY from the environment
     tmux_tty = os.environ.get("TMUX_TTY")