diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index 4eef2652..c57ae637 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from builtins import str
 from past.builtins import basestring
 from builtins import object
 
+from io import open
 import json
 import os
 import shutil