diff --git a/Inst_eddies/create_slice.py b/Inst_eddies/create_slice.py
index 3c16343688e5acd355c11e613406c93bf3490651..9552a0bf04d910264530df69884a97cd95ab8743 100755
--- a/Inst_eddies/create_slice.py
+++ b/Inst_eddies/create_slice.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import os
 import pathlib
+import shutil
 
 import shapefile