diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island.py b/monkey/monkey_island.py
index 3b681bf89..554e5a442 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island.py
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-from gevent import monkey as gevent_monkey
-
-import monkey_island.cc.environment.environment_singleton as env_singleton  # noqa: E402
-from monkey_island.cc.arg_parser import parse_cli_args
-from monkey_island.setup.config_setup import setup_config_by_cmd_arg, setup_default_config
-
-gevent_monkey.patch_all()
+# This import patches other imports and needs to be first
+import monkey_island.setup.gevent_setup  # noqa: E402 F401 isort:skip
 
 import json  # noqa: E402
 
+import monkey_island.cc.environment.environment_singleton as env_singleton  # noqa: E402
+from monkey_island.cc.arg_parser import parse_cli_args
 from monkey_island.cc.server_utils.island_logger import setup_logging  # noqa: E402
+from monkey_island.setup.config_setup import setup_config_by_cmd_arg, setup_default_config
 
 if "__main__" == __name__:
     island_args = parse_cli_args()
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/setup/gevent_setup.py b/monkey/monkey_island/setup/gevent_setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fa2b47f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/setup/gevent_setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from gevent import monkey as gevent_monkey
+
+# We need to monkeypatch before any other imports to
+# make standard libraries compatible with gevent.
+# http://www.gevent.org/api/gevent.monkey.html
+gevent_monkey.patch_all()