diff --git a/briar_repl/repl.py b/briar_repl/repl.py
index e66374dc85f4566cf34f3bd80793f2b1ada3ead4..56426b1ab4bc5e7ab47e479f9aa1fbe8b27547fd 100644
--- a/briar_repl/repl.py
+++ b/briar_repl/repl.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import sys
+from prompt_toolkit.patch_stdout import patch_stdout
 from prompt_toolkit import PromptSession
 from prompt_toolkit.styles import Style
 from prompt_toolkit.auto_suggest import AutoSuggestFromHistory