diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/Base.py b/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
index 20d184c..e1bdf0a 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 from threading import *
 from offlineimap import threadutil
+from offlineimap.ui import getglobalui
 import os.path
 import re
 import sys