diff --git a/moose-core/tests/python/test_rdesigneur.py b/moose-core/tests/python/test_rdesigneur.py
index d89aa1366009404a7fbbd315742bcaede9d10085..c189bca6447d4c225a0b050b92b6c81c5a8f47e7 100644
--- a/moose-core/tests/python/test_rdesigneur.py
+++ b/moose-core/tests/python/test_rdesigneur.py
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ import matplotlib
 matplotlib.use('Agg')
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
-import moose
-
 try:
     import rdesigneur as rd 
 except RuntimeError as e:
     print( "[WARN ] Could not import rdesigneur. Most likely due to DISPLAY issue." )
     quit()
+import moose
     
 def test2( ):
     if moose.exists( '/model' ):