diff --git a/kpm/lib/kpm/nexus_helper/maven_central_api_calls.rb b/kpm/lib/kpm/nexus_helper/maven_central_api_calls.rb
index f1e764cd..6019d859 100644
--- a/kpm/lib/kpm/nexus_helper/maven_central_api_calls.rb
+++ b/kpm/lib/kpm/nexus_helper/maven_central_api_calls.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 require 'uri'
 require 'json'
 require 'rexml/document'
+require 'cgi'
 
 module KPM
   module NexusFacade