diff --git a/GPy/plotting/matplot_dep/__init__.py b/GPy/plotting/matplot_dep/__init__.py
index e9d2395d..d163519b 100644
--- a/GPy/plotting/matplot_dep/__init__.py
+++ b/GPy/plotting/matplot_dep/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 
 
 from .util import align_subplot_array, align_subplots, fewerXticks, removeRightTicks, removeUpperTicks
-from . import controllers
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+from . import controllers, base_plots
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