diff --git a/cps/tasks/database.py b/cps/tasks/database.py
index 62208c0c..11f0186d 100644
--- a/cps/tasks/database.py
+++ b/cps/tasks/database.py
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ from __future__ import division, print_function, unicode_literals
 
 from cps import config, logger
 from cps.services.worker import CalibreTask
-from urllib.request import urlopen
+
+try:
+    from urllib.request import urlopen
+except ImportError as e:
+    from urllib2 import urlopen
 
 
 class TaskReconnectDatabase(CalibreTask):