diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
index 77a66ba56..54778a635 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import Prelude ()
 import Prelude.Compat hiding (readFile)
 import qualified Control.Exception as C
 import Control.Monad.Compat
-import Control.Monad.Except (ExceptT(..), liftIO, throwError, catchError)
+import Control.Monad.Except (ExceptT(..), liftIO, runExceptT, throwError, catchError)
 import Data.Char (isNumber)
 import Data.List.Compat
 import Data.List.Split (wordsBy)