diff --git a/bots/jabber_mirror_backend.py b/bots/jabber_mirror_backend.py
index c22f189..a418ac0 100755
--- a/bots/jabber_mirror_backend.py
+++ b/bots/jabber_mirror_backend.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import optparse
 
 from sleekxmpp import ClientXMPP, InvalidJID, JID
 from sleekxmpp.exceptions import IqError, IqTimeout
-from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
+from six.moves.configparser import SafeConfigParser
 import os, sys, zulip, getpass
 import re
 
diff --git a/zulip/__init__.py b/zulip/__init__.py
index 6af0868..40bbc86 100644
--- a/zulip/__init__.py
+++ b/zulip/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import urllib
 import random
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
-from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
+from six.moves.configparser import SafeConfigParser
 import logging