diff --git a/homeassistant/components/uvc/camera.py b/homeassistant/components/uvc/camera.py
index 20aae3849ab..b9a6262cd4f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/uvc/camera.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/uvc/camera.py
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import logging
 import socket
 
 import requests
+from uvcclient import camera as uvc_camera, nvr
 import voluptuous as vol
 
+from homeassistant.components.camera import PLATFORM_SCHEMA, Camera
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_PORT, CONF_SSL
-from homeassistant.components.camera import Camera, PLATFORM_SCHEMA
-import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.exceptions import PlatformNotReady
+import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -39,8 +40,6 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
     port = config[CONF_PORT]
     ssl = config[CONF_SSL]
 
-    from uvcclient import nvr
-
     try:
         # Exceptions may be raised in all method calls to the nvr library.
         nvrconn = nvr.UVCRemote(addr, port, key, ssl=ssl)
@@ -76,10 +75,10 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
 class UnifiVideoCamera(Camera):
     """A Ubiquiti Unifi Video Camera."""
 
-    def __init__(self, nvr, uuid, name, password):
+    def __init__(self, camera, uuid, name, password):
         """Initialize an Unifi camera."""
         super().__init__()
-        self._nvr = nvr
+        self._nvr = camera
         self._uuid = uuid
         self._name = name
         self._password = password
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ class UnifiVideoCamera(Camera):
 
     def _login(self):
         """Login to the camera."""
-        from uvcclient import camera as uvc_camera
 
         caminfo = self._nvr.get_camera(self._uuid)
         if self._connect_addr:
@@ -160,7 +158,6 @@ class UnifiVideoCamera(Camera):
 
     def camera_image(self):
         """Return the image of this camera."""
-        from uvcclient import camera as uvc_camera
 
         if not self._camera:
             if not self._login():
@@ -182,7 +179,6 @@ class UnifiVideoCamera(Camera):
 
     def set_motion_detection(self, mode):
         """Set motion detection on or off."""
-        from uvcclient.nvr import NvrError
 
         if mode is True:
             set_mode = "motion"
@@ -192,7 +188,7 @@ class UnifiVideoCamera(Camera):
         try:
             self._nvr.set_recordmode(self._uuid, set_mode)
             self._motion_status = mode
-        except NvrError as err:
+        except nvr.NvrError as err:
             _LOGGER.error("Unable to set recordmode to %s", set_mode)
             _LOGGER.debug(err)