diff --git a/bazarr/init.py b/bazarr/init.py
index 2a358c301..2e4b0a1a6 100644
--- a/bazarr/init.py
+++ b/bazarr/init.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import logging
 import time
 
 from cork import Cork
-from configparser import ConfigParser
+try:
+    from configparser import ConfigParser
+except ImportError:
+    from configparser2 import ConfigParser
 from config import settings
 from check_update import check_releases
 from get_argv import config_dir