diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/manage_user.py b/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/manage_user.py
index 1a087145335d16e6e379045cf05b250808e356c0..f336fa8de482e17f713986a2066f667feb7ac436 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/manage_user.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/manage_user.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Management command `manage_user` is used to idempotently create or remove
 Django users, set/unset permission bits, and associate groups by name.
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.contrib.auth.hashers import is_password_usable
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/set_staff.py b/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/set_staff.py
index 011d3b3f253eef27ea0449da1f55472b1bbc8c13..e0f8492c40a10593f9fdcd34c53021f3b9fcf90d 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/set_staff.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/set_staff.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
+
 import re
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User