diff --git a/paramiko/sftp_client.py b/paramiko/sftp_client.py
index 059b5aa..f8f29c5 100644
--- a/paramiko/sftp_client.py
+++ b/paramiko/sftp_client.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import time
 import weakref
 from paramiko.sftp import *
 from paramiko.sftp_attr import SFTPAttributes
+from paramiko.ssh_exception import SSHException
 from paramiko.sftp_file import SFTPFile