diff --git a/lib/galaxy/web/api/library_contents.py b/lib/galaxy/web/api/library_contents.py
index c6ea450649d..4831a3594ea 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/web/api/library_contents.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/web/api/library_contents.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from galaxy import util, datatypes, jobs, web, util
 from galaxy.web.base.controller import *
 from galaxy.util.sanitize_html import sanitize_html
 from galaxy.model.orm import *
+from galaxy.web.api.util import *
 
 log = logging.getLogger( __name__ )
 
diff --git a/scripts/api/common.py b/scripts/api/common.py
index 6b17aaa2013..541fcad0710 100644
--- a/scripts/api/common.py
+++ b/scripts/api/common.py
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ def display( api_key, url, return_formatted=True ):
         print '------------------'
         for k, v in r.items():
             print '%s: %s' % ( k, v )
+    elif type( r ) == str:
+        print r
     else:
         print 'response is unknown type: %s' % type( r )