diff --git a/pyhoca-gui b/pyhoca-gui
index c45acca..288fb28 100755
--- a/pyhoca-gui
+++ b/pyhoca-gui
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 # 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
+#Fix startup on certain Windows machines
+import wx
+
 import os
 import sys
 
