diff --git a/addons/document_webdav/__init__.py b/addons/document_webdav/__init__.py
index 11bbd35f7c3..c62339bdb7b 100644
--- a/addons/document_webdav/__init__.py
+++ b/addons/document_webdav/__init__.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import logging
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+import document_webdav
 try:
     import webdav
     import webdav_server
-    import document_webdav
 except ImportError:
     _logger.info('document_webdav disabled please install PyWebDAV from http://code.google.com/p/pywebdav/downloads/detail?name=PyWebDAV-0.9.4.tar.gz&can=2&q=/')