diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/connection.py b/bigchaindb/backend/connection.py
index eea912bf..88c0eae4 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/connection.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/connection.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+from importlib import import_module
+
 import bigchaindb
 from bigchaindb.common.exceptions import ConfigurationError
-from importlib import import_module
 
 
 BACKENDS = {