diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 50a1bd32..7fda6c74 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
+import jedi
+
+
 __AUTHOR__ = 'David Halter'
 __AUTHOR_EMAIL__ = 'davidhalter88@gmail.com'
 
@@ -9,8 +12,6 @@ readme = open('README.rst').read() + '\n\n' + open('CHANGELOG.rst').read()
 packages = ['jedi', 'jedi.evaluate', 'jedi.evaluate.compiled', 'jedi.api']
 install_requires = ['parso==0.0.1']
 
-import jedi
-
 setup(name='jedi',
       version=jedi.__version__,
       description='An autocompletion tool for Python that can be used for text editors.',