diff --git a/designsafe_db/earthquake_recovery_db.py b/designsafe_db/earthquake_recovery_db.py
index 81c2304..08e1623 100644
--- a/designsafe_db/earthquake_recovery_db.py
+++ b/designsafe_db/earthquake_recovery_db.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import pymysql
 import pandas as pd
 import sqlalchemy
-from sqlalchemy import exc
+from sqlalchemy import exc, text
 
 def connect():
     try: