diff --git a/bin/aws-ha-release.rb b/bin/aws-ha-release.rb
index 6de3663..9af2945 100755
--- a/bin/aws-ha-release.rb
+++ b/bin/aws-ha-release.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 begin
-  require 'aws-sdk'
   require 'trollop'
-  require 'timeout'
 rescue LoadError => e
   puts "The #{e.message.split('-').last.strip} gem must be installed."
   raise
diff --git a/lib/aws-missing-tools/aws-ha-release/aws-ha-release.rb b/lib/aws-missing-tools/aws-ha-release/aws-ha-release.rb
index e9231bb..554946a 100755
--- a/lib/aws-missing-tools/aws-ha-release/aws-ha-release.rb
+++ b/lib/aws-missing-tools/aws-ha-release/aws-ha-release.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'aws-sdk'
 require 'timeout'
 
 class AwsHaRelease