diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index fbcb393f..146dc06d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Behold, the power of Requests:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
+    >>> import requests
     >>> r = requests.get('https://api.github.com/user', auth=('user', 'pass'))
     >>> r.status_code
     200
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index d8279a9c..160596d0 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ constantly reading documentation, depression, headaches, or even death.
 
 Behold, the power of Requests::
 
+    >>> import requests
     >>> r = requests.get('https://api.github.com/user', auth=('user', 'pass'))
     >>> r.status_code
     200