diff --git a/collection/plugins/modules/device.py b/collection/plugins/modules/device.py
index 0a18709..ab88819 100644
--- a/collection/plugins/modules/device.py
+++ b/collection/plugins/modules/device.py
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ from xml.etree.ElementTree import parse
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url, url_argument_spec
 
+try:
+    import requests_unitsocket
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
 SYNCTHING_API_URI = "/rest/config/devices"
 if platform.system() == 'Windows':
     DEFAULT_ST_CONFIG_LOCATION = '%localappdata%/Syncthing/config.xml'