diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 48678872..31d2f3f9 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 
 import os
 import sys