diff --git a/nemubot/server/IRCLib.py b/nemubot/server/IRCLib.py
index cdd13cf..3051028 100644
--- a/nemubot/server/IRCLib.py
+++ b/nemubot/server/IRCLib.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import threading
 
 import irc.bot
 import irc.client
-import irc.connection
 
 import nemubot.message as message
 from nemubot.server.threaded import ThreadedServer
@@ -279,6 +278,7 @@ class IRCLib(ThreadedServer):
 
         if self._ssl:
             import ssl as ssl_mod
+            import irc.connection
             ctx  = ssl_mod.create_default_context()
             host = self._host  # capture for closure
             connect_params["connect_factory"] = irc.connection.Factory(