# ipa-backup -v
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/sbin/ipa-backup", line 21, in <module>
    from ipaserver.install.ipa_backup import Backup
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/ipa_backup.py", line 37, in <module>
    from ipaplatform import services
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaplatform/services.py", line 25, in <module>
    from ipaplatform.redhat import services as redhat_services
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaplatform/redhat/services.py", line 30, in <module>
    from ipaplatform.tasks import tasks
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaplatform/tasks.py", line 26, in <module>
    from ipaplatform.redhat.tasks import RedHatTaskNamespace
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaplatform/redhat/tasks.py", line 53, in <module>
    from ipalib.constants import IPAAPI_USER
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/__init__.py", line 919, in <module>
    from ipalib import plugable
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/plugable.py", line 44, in <module>
    from ipalib.util import classproperty
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/util.py", line 59, in <module>
    from ipalib.install import sysrestore
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/install/sysrestore.py", line 41, in <module>
    from ipaplatform.tasks import tasks
ImportError: cannot import name 'tasks'

diff --git a/ipalib/util.py b/ipalib/util.py
index 0d3b271..91d6e46 100644
--- a/ipalib/util.py
+++ b/ipalib/util.py
@@ -55,10 +55,15 @@ from ipalib.constants import (
     TLS_VERSIONS, TLS_VERSION_MINIMAL, TLS_HIGH_CIPHERS
 )
 from ipalib.text import _
+# pylint: disable=ipa-forbidden-import
+from ipalib.install import sysrestore
+from ipaplatform.paths import paths
+# pylint: enable=ipa-forbidden-import