diff --git a/bench/tests/test_init.py b/bench/tests/test_init.py
index 77e4a3a0..4ebcae15 100755
--- a/bench/tests/test_init.py
+++ b/bench/tests/test_init.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import git
 
 # imports - module imports
 import bench
+import bench.cli
 import bench.utils
 from bench.release import get_bumped_version
 from bench.tests.test_base import FRAPPE_BRANCH, TestBenchBase