diff --git a/oauth2client/tools.py b/oauth2client/tools.py
index ac89d82..1f93173 100644
--- a/oauth2client/tools.py
+++ b/oauth2client/tools.py
@@ -47,28 +47,27 @@ with information from the APIs Console <https://code.google.com/apis/console>.
 
 """
 
-# argparser is an ArgumentParser that contains command-line options expected
-# by tools.run(). Pass it in as part of the 'parents' argument to your own
-# ArgumentParser.
-argparser = _CreateArgumentParser()
-
 def _CreateArgumentParser():
   try:
     import argparse
   except ImportError:
     return None
-  argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
-  argparser.add_argument('--auth_host_name', default='localhost',
-                         help='Hostname when running a local web server.')
-  argparser.add_argument('--noauth_local_webserver', action='store_true',
-                         default=False, help='Do not run a local web server.')
-  argparser.add_argument('--auth_host_port', default=[8080, 8090], type=int,
-                         nargs='*', help='Port web server should listen on.')
-  argparser.add_argument('--logging_level', default='ERROR',
-                         choices=['DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR',
-                                  'CRITICAL'],
-                         help='Set the logging level of detail.')
-  return argparser
+  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
+  parser.add_argument('--auth_host_name', default='localhost',
+                      help='Hostname when running a local web server.')
+  parser.add_argument('--noauth_local_webserver', action='store_true',
+                      default=False, help='Do not run a local web server.')
+  parser.add_argument('--auth_host_port', default=[8080, 8090], type=int,
+                      nargs='*', help='Port web server should listen on.')
+  parser.add_argument('--logging_level', default='ERROR',
+                      choices=['DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR', 'CRITICAL'],
+                      help='Set the logging level of detail.')
+  return parser
+
+# argparser is an ArgumentParser that contains command-line options expected
+# by tools.run(). Pass it in as part of the 'parents' argument to your own
+# ArgumentParser.
+argparser = _CreateArgumentParser()
 
 
 class ClientRedirectServer(BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer):
diff --git a/tests/test_import.py b/tests/test_import.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d9e071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Test we can import modules in this package."""
+
+import unittest
+
+
+class ImportTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  def test_tools_import(self):
+    import oauth2client.tools
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  unittest.main()