diff --git a/src/chat/memory_system/instant_memory.py b/src/chat/memory_system/instant_memory.py
index 7865a57e0..c0a74ec30 100644
--- a/src/chat/memory_system/instant_memory.py
+++ b/src/chat/memory_system/instant_memory.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import time
 import re
 import orjson
+import json
 import traceback
 
 from json_repair import repair_json