diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index f6a2c41..7c7c0ce 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 from mycroft.messagebus.message import Message
 from mycroft.skills import skill_api_method
 from mycroft.util import play_mp3
-from mycroft.util.format import nice_date_time, nice_time, nice_date, join_list
+from mycroft.util.format import nice_date_time, nice_time, nice_date, join_list, nice_relative_time
 from mycroft.util.parse import extract_datetime, extract_number
 from mycroft.util.time import to_utc, now_local, now_utc
 
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     get_next_repeat,
     has_expired_alarm,
 )
-from .lib.format import nice_relative_time
 from .lib.parse import fuzzy_match, utterance_has_midnight
 from .lib.recur import (
     create_day_set,
diff --git a/lib/__init__.py b/lib/__init__.py
index a5b3000..c64563a 100644
--- a/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
     get_next_repeat,
     has_expired_alarm,
 )
-from .format import nice_relative_time
+from mycroft.util.format import nice_relative_time
 from .parse import fuzzy_match, utterance_has_midnight
 from .recur import create_day_set, create_recurring_rule, describe_recurrence
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