diff --git a/utils/nova-novncproxy b/utils/nova-novncproxy
index 6c56740d..c1cc4d31 100755
--- a/utils/nova-novncproxy
+++ b/utils/nova-novncproxy
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ import wsproxy
 
 from nova import context
 from nova import flags
-from nova import rpc
 from nova import utils
 from nova.openstack.common import cfg
+from nova.openstack.common import rpc
 
 
 opts = [