diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 8af552b6..742c18b6 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Example Usage
 
 .. testcode::
 
+    from datetime import datetime
     from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
     es = Elasticsearch()