diff --git a/builder/kojid b/builder/kojid
index 5149ce5b..ae3e16de 100755
--- a/builder/kojid
+++ b/builder/kojid
@@ -5782,7 +5782,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             quit("Error: Unable to log in. Bad credentials?")
         except xmlrpclib.ProtocolError:
             quit("Error: Unable to connect to server %s" % (options.server))
-    elif krbV and 'krbV' in sys.modules:
+    elif krbV:
         krb_principal = options.krb_principal
         if krb_principal is None:
             krb_principal = options.host_principal_format % socket.getfqdn()
diff --git a/util/koji-gc b/util/koji-gc
index ae48648b..fa64f048 100755
--- a/util/koji-gc
+++ b/util/koji-gc
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ def ensure_connection(session):
         warn(_("WARNING: The server is at API version %d and the client is at %d" % (ret, koji.API_VERSION)))
 
 def has_krb_creds():
-    if krbV is None or 'krbV' not in sys.modules:
+    if krbV is None:
         return False
     try:
         ctx = krbV.default_context()
diff --git a/util/koji-shadow b/util/koji-shadow
index d53f19d6..1bb18e54 100755
--- a/util/koji-shadow
+++ b/util/koji-shadow
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def activate_session(session):
     elif options.user:
         #authenticate using user/password
         session.login()
-    elif krbV and 'krbV' in sys.modules:
+    elif krbV:
         try:
             if options.keytab and options.principal:
                 session.krb_login(principal=options.principal, keytab=options.keytab, proxyuser=options.runas)
diff --git a/vm/kojivmd b/vm/kojivmd
index d2c1d9db..8bdbeedb 100755
--- a/vm/kojivmd
+++ b/vm/kojivmd
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             quit("Error: Unable to log in. Bad credentials?")
         except xmlrpclib.ProtocolError:
             quit("Error: Unable to connect to server %s" % (options.server))
-    elif krbV and 'krbV' in sys.modules:
+    elif krbV:
         krb_principal = options.krb_principal
         if krb_principal is None:
             krb_principal = options.host_principal_format % socket.getfqdn()