diff --git a/plexpy/newsletter_handler.py b/plexpy/newsletter_handler.py
index 94617ba2..3859b764 100644
--- a/plexpy/newsletter_handler.py
+++ b/plexpy/newsletter_handler.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+from io import open
 import os
 
 from apscheduler.triggers.cron import CronTrigger