diff --git a/zfs_autobackup/__init__.py b/zfs_autobackup/__init__.py
index 644d3bc..f858dba 100755
--- a/zfs_autobackup/__init__.py
+++ b/zfs_autobackup/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+#python 2 compatibility
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+
 def cli():
     import sys
     from zfs_autobackup.ZfsAutobackup import ZfsAutobackup