diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 981c5aa51..9025fbc9f 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { auth } from "./firebase";
 import { useStateValue } from "./StateProvider";
 import { loadStripe } from "@stripe/stripe-js";
 import { Elements } from "@stripe/react-stripe-js";
+// used as an open source contribution on github
+import { useEffect } from "react";
 
 const promise = loadStripe(
   "pk_test_51HPvU9DFg5koCdLGJJbNo60QAU99BejacsvnKvT8xnCu1wFLCuQP3WBArscK3RvSQmSIB3N0Pbsc7TtbQiJ1vaOi00X9sIbazL"