diff --git a/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php b/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php
index af843c1d..e691a387 100644
--- a/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php
+++ b/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <?php
+
+use Friendica\App;
+
 if (!file_exists("boot.php") AND (sizeof($_SERVER["argv"]) != 0)) {
 	$directory = dirname($_SERVER["argv"][0]);
 
diff --git a/securemail/securemail.php b/securemail/securemail.php
index c92410a6..79f5e2da 100644
--- a/securemail/securemail.php
+++ b/securemail/securemail.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  * Author: Fabio Comuni <http://kirgroup.com/profile/fabrixxm>
  */
 
+use Friendica\App;
+
 require_once 'include/Emailer.php';
 
 /* because the fraking openpgp-php is in composer, require libs in composer
diff --git a/twitter/twitter_sync.php b/twitter/twitter_sync.php
index 6c76af7c..49c41354 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter_sync.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter_sync.php
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <?php
+
+use Friendica\App;
+
 if (!file_exists("boot.php") AND (sizeof($_SERVER["argv"]) != 0)) {
 	$directory = dirname($_SERVER["argv"][0]);