diff --git a/instructor/patch.py b/instructor/patch.py
index e000d38e2..211e50796 100644
--- a/instructor/patch.py
+++ b/instructor/patch.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import logging
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from functools import wraps
+import pandas as pd
 from tenacity import Retrying, AsyncRetrying, stop_after_attempt, RetryError
 from json import JSONDecodeError
 from typing import (