diff --git a/Tools/PyJobTransforms/python/TransformUtils.py b/Tools/PyJobTransforms/python/TransformUtils.py
index 22c51df322eb17c0708df96bc508c4c01f68d273..f47705abb942257a103ba1818df124c2b99842c4 100644
--- a/Tools/PyJobTransforms/python/TransformUtils.py
+++ b/Tools/PyJobTransforms/python/TransformUtils.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def processPostExec(runArgs, flags, cfg):
 
     if hasattr(runArgs, 'postExec') and runArgs.postExec and runArgs.postExec != 'NONE':
         ConfigFlags = flags  # noqa: F841
+        from AthenaConfiguration.ComponentFactory import CompFactory # noqa: F401
         for cmd in runArgs.postExec:
             exec(cmd)