diff --git a/moose-core/tests/python/test_rdesigneur.py b/moose-core/tests/python/test_rdesigneur.py
index f53ac93f15bf7d92dae83afb57b112eb2dbfa152..28a92636153f122ce59184b1764bee4bd59bee22 100644
--- a/moose-core/tests/python/test_rdesigneur.py
+++ b/moose-core/tests/python/test_rdesigneur.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """test_rdesigneur.py: 
-
 """
     
 __author__           = "Dilawar Singh"
@@ -11,8 +10,9 @@ __status__           = "Development"
 
 import sys
 import os
-import matplotlib as mpl
-mpl.use('Agg')
+import matplotlib 
+matplotlib.use('Agg')
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 import moose
 import rdesigneur as rd