diff --git a/htseq.wdl b/htseq.wdl
index 7fa314a630cf30ace8db84897ccce35f28c1d4c0..0e922db8139842f39dd17b010196a292707067d7 100644
--- a/htseq.wdl
+++ b/htseq.wdl
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 version 1.0
 
+import "common.wdl"
+
 task HTSeqCount {
     input {
         String? preCommand