diff --git a/model.py b/model.py
index 824f797f..11a35d62 100644
--- a/model.py
+++ b/model.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import theano
 import theano.tensor as T
 import codecs
-import cPickle
+import _pickle as cPickle
 
 from utils import shared, set_values, get_name
 from nn import HiddenLayer, EmbeddingLayer, DropoutLayer, LSTM, forward