diff --git a/doc/source/developer_information/developer_guide/writing_plugins.rst b/doc/source/developer_information/developer_guide/writing_plugins.rst
index 584865d3..aefe29bc 100644
--- a/doc/source/developer_information/developer_guide/writing_plugins.rst
+++ b/doc/source/developer_information/developer_guide/writing_plugins.rst
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ directory appropriately::
     from wa import settings,
     from wa.framework.resource import ResourceGetter, SourcePriority
     from wa.framework.getters import get_from_location
+    from wa.utils.misc import ensure_directory_exists as _d
 
     class UserDirectory(ResourceGetter):