diff --git a/bin/u2c.py b/bin/u2c.py
index 5ba42e92..492f36ae 100755
--- a/bin/u2c.py
+++ b/bin/u2c.py
@@ -1648,7 +1648,8 @@ source file/folder selection uses rsync syntax, meaning that:
 
     if "https://" in ar.url.lower():
         try:
-            pass
+            import ssl
+            import zipfile
         except:
             t = "ERROR: https is not available for some reason; please use http"
             print("\n\n   %s\n\n" % (t,))