diff --git a/metricbeat/beater/metricbeat.go b/metricbeat/beater/metricbeat.go
index 993401e46f4..87036cfe2f4 100644
--- a/metricbeat/beater/metricbeat.go
+++ b/metricbeat/beater/metricbeat.go
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
 package beater
 
 import (
-	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/paths"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/paths"
+
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common/reload"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/management"