diff --git a/src/controller/buffers/twitter/directMessages.py b/src/controller/buffers/twitter/directMessages.py
index 176a3138..b0c51e5b 100644
--- a/src/controller/buffers/twitter/directMessages.py
+++ b/src/controller/buffers/twitter/directMessages.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from sessions.twitter import compose, utils
 from mysc.thread_utils import call_threaded
 from tweepy.errors import TweepyException
 from pubsub import pub
+from wxUI import commonMessageDialogs
 from . import base
 
 log = logging.getLogger("controller.buffers.twitter.dmBuffer")