diff --git a/swift/common/internal_client.py b/swift/common/internal_client.py
index 8aaff72eb6..2413d9ad6d 100644
--- a/swift/common/internal_client.py
+++ b/swift/common/internal_client.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import six
 from six.moves import range
 from six.moves import urllib
 import struct
-from sys import exc_info
+from sys import exc_info, exit
 import zlib
 from swift import gettext_ as _
 from time import gmtime, strftime, time