diff --git a/lib/xos-genx/xos-genx-tests/test_general_validation.py b/lib/xos-genx/xos-genx-tests/test_general_validation.py
index 0e2a785..a2b5924 100644
--- a/lib/xos-genx/xos-genx-tests/test_general_validation.py
+++ b/lib/xos-genx/xos-genx-tests/test_general_validation.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 import unittest
 from xosgenx.generator import XOSProcessor, XOSProcessorArgs
 from helpers import XProtoTestHelpers, FakeObject