diff --git a/pipe-cli/build_linux.sh b/pipe-cli/build_linux.sh
index c46ffcae04..086c7e27b5 100644
--- a/pipe-cli/build_linux.sh
+++ b/pipe-cli/build_linux.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ python2 $PYINSTALLER_PATH/pyinstaller/pyinstaller.py \
                                 --hidden-import=functools \
                                 --hidden-import=re \
                                 --hidden-import=subprocess \
+                                --hidden-import=requests \
                                 -y \
                                 --clean \
                                 --runtime-tmpdir $PIPE_CLI_RUNTIME_TMP_DIR \
diff --git a/pipe-cli/build_windows.sh b/pipe-cli/build_windows.sh
index 09ddca5254..b8c448276a 100644
--- a/pipe-cli/build_windows.sh
+++ b/pipe-cli/build_windows.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pyinstaller --add-data "/src/res/effective_tld_names.dat.txt;tld/res/" \
             --hidden-import=functools \
             --hidden-import=re \
             --hidden-import=subprocess \
+            --hidden-import=requests \
             -y \
             --clean \
             --workpath /tmp \