diff --git a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/action/acl.lua b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/action/acl.lua
index 68b49c7cde..02a2932b98 100644
--- a/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/action/acl.lua
+++ b/app/scripts/resources/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/action/acl.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-	local Xml = require "resources.functions.xml";
 
 --connect to the database
 	local Database = require "resources.functions.database"
 	local log      = require "resources.functions.log"["directory_acl"]
 	local dbh = Database.new('system')
 
+--include xml library
+	local Xml = require "resources.functions.xml";
+
 --include json library
 	local json
 	if (debug["sql"]) then