diff --git a/zerver/lib/event_queue.py b/zerver/lib/event_queue.py
index 0467d8d8b4..63853ec11b 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/event_queue.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/event_queue.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import requests
 import atexit
 import sys
 import signal
-import tornado
 import tornado.autoreload
+import tornado.ioloop
 import random
 import traceback
 from zerver.models import UserProfile, Client