diff --git a/HardwareObjectFileParser.py b/HardwareObjectFileParser.py
index 19f57e222d..4b782f8988 100644
--- a/HardwareObjectFileParser.py
+++ b/HardwareObjectFileParser.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 
 import logging
+import importlib
 import xml.sax
 from xml.sax.handler import ContentHandler
 
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ def load_module(hardware_object_name):
     Returns:
         [type]: [description]
     """
-    return __import__(hardware_object_name, globals(), locals(), [""])
+    print(hardware_object_name)
+    return importlib.import_module(hardware_object_name)
 
 
 def instanciate_class(module_name, class_name, object_name):
diff --git a/HardwareObjects/abstract/AbstractNState.py b/HardwareObjects/abstract/AbstractNState.py
index 09b2c9a0ed..278c914d86 100644
--- a/HardwareObjects/abstract/AbstractNState.py
+++ b/HardwareObjects/abstract/AbstractNState.py
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ def re_emit_values(self):
         # One would normally call super(AbstractNState ...), however we want to call
         # re_emit_values of HardwareObject to avoid the limit handling implemented in
         # AbstractActuator
-        super(AbstractActuator, self).re_emit_values()
+        # super(AbstractActuator, self).re_emit_values()