diff --git a/observium_sms_remote.py b/observium_sms_remote.py
index 8c58612..d8d13ad 100755
--- a/observium_sms_remote.py
+++ b/observium_sms_remote.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import logging
 import time
 import os
 import sys
+import shlex
 from datetime import datetime
 from observium_func import assemble_sms