diff --git a/examples/metadata/server.js b/examples/metadata/server.js
index 5a28433c7..68fdb1828 100644
--- a/examples/metadata/server.js
+++ b/examples/metadata/server.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 const grpc = require('@grpc/grpc-js');
 const protoLoader = require('@grpc/proto-loader');
+const parseArgs = require('minimist');
 
 const PROTO_PATH = __dirname + '/../protos/echo.proto';