diff --git a/makeaci b/makeaci
index b63787ae5..0fd57c2fa 100755
--- a/makeaci
+++ b/makeaci
@@ -97,8 +97,13 @@ def main(options):
         basedn=DN('dc=ipa,dc=example'),
         realm='IPA.EXAMPLE',
     )
-    api.import_plugins('ipaserver.plugins.ldap2')
-    api.import_plugins('ipaserver.install.plugins.update_managed_permissions')
+
+    from ipaserver.plugins import ldap2
+    api.add_module(ldap2)
+
+    from ipaserver.install.plugins import update_managed_permissions
+    api.add_module(update_managed_permissions)
+
     api.finalize()
 
     output_lines = list(generate_aci_lines(api))