diff --git a/docs/api-guide/throttling.md b/docs/api-guide/throttling.md
index 58578a23e..d9dcfaeb0 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/throttling.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/throttling.md
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ The following is an example of a rate throttle, that will randomly throttle 1 in
     import random
 
     class RandomRateThrottle(throttling.BaseThrottle):
+   	import random
         def allow_request(self, request, view):
             return random.randint(1, 10) != 1