diff --git a/fail2ban-p2p-client.py b/fail2ban-p2p-client.py
index ac717e2..2287844 100755
--- a/fail2ban-p2p-client.py
+++ b/fail2ban-p2p-client.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import argparse
 import crypto
 import socket
 import M2Crypto
+import binascii
 from time import time
 import json
 import util