diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvServer.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvServer.py
index ecd4975728..59c0732c91 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvServer.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/server/SrvServer.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from threading import Thread
 
 from xen.web.httpserver import HttpServer, UnixHttpServer
 
-from xen.xend import XendRoot; xroot = XendRoot.instance()
+from xen.xend import XendRoot
 from xen.xend import Vifctl
 from xen.xend.XendLogging import log
 from xen.web.SrvDir import SrvDir
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ import time
 
 from SrvRoot import SrvRoot
 
+
+xroot = XendRoot.instance()
+
+
 class XendServers:
 
     def __init__(self):