diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/conftest.py b/tests/pytests/unit/conftest.py
index a810f9cab1..242bf67af1 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/conftest.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import pytest
 
 import salt.config