diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
index 073f360d2b..ce82f4cb0f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/katatrace"
 	resCtrl "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/resourcecontrol"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/uuid"
-	persistapi "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/persist/api"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/image"
+	persistapi "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/persist/api"
 	pbTypes "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/agent/protocols"
 	kataclient "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/agent/protocols/client"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/agent/protocols/grpc"