diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index 89780381a..a409aa64f 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from aider import __version__, models, prompts, urls, utils
 from aider.analytics import Analytics
 from aider.commands import Commands
 from aider.exceptions import LiteLLMExceptions
+from aider.sendchat import RETRY_TIMEOUT
 from aider.history import ChatSummary
 from aider.io import ConfirmGroup, InputOutput
 from aider.linter import Linter