diff --git a/pyface/ipython_widget.py b/pyface/ipython_widget.py

index 63bc076..e9124ec 100644

--- a/pyface/ipython_widget.py

+++ b/pyface/ipython_widget.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@

 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 """ The implementation of an IPython shell. """

+from __future__ import absolute_import

 # Import the toolkit specific version.

 try:

@@ -24,7 +25,5 @@ Could not load the Wx frontend for ipython.

 You need to have ipython >= 0.9 installed to use the ipython widget.'''

-from __future__ import absolute_import

-

 from .toolkit import toolkit_object

 IPythonWidget= toolkit_object('ipython_widget:IPythonWidget')