diff --git a/lib/ansible/galaxy/api.py b/lib/ansible/galaxy/api.py
index 0d1eb0fccde..d09167a3152 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/galaxy/api.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/galaxy/api.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class GalaxyAPI(object):
         data = json.load(resp)
         return data
 
+    @g_connect
     def create_import_task(self, github_user, github_repo, reference=None):
         """
         Post an import request