diff --git a/planet/idindex.py b/planet/idindex.py
index b0eacf9..87daa0f 100644
--- a/planet/idindex.py
+++ b/planet/idindex.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from glob import glob
-import os, sys, dbhash
+import os, sys
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     rootdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def open():
         cache = config.cache_directory()
         index=os.path.join(cache,'index')
         if not os.path.exists(index): return None
+        import dbhash
         return dbhash.open(filename(index, 'id'),'w')
     except Exception, e:
         if e.__class__.__name__ == 'DBError': e = e.args[-1]
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def create():
     cache = config.cache_directory()
     index=os.path.join(cache,'index')
     if not os.path.exists(index): os.makedirs(index)
+    import dbhash
     index = dbhash.open(filename(index, 'id'),'c')
 
     try: