diff --git a/ecstaskrunner/__init__.py b/ecstaskrunner/__init__.py
index 596aae5..93175bf 100644
--- a/ecstaskrunner/__init__.py
+++ b/ecstaskrunner/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import logging
 import botocore.errorfactory
 import ecstaskrunner
+import ecstaskrunner.task
 
 def run_task(**kwargs):
     client = boto3.client('ecs')