diff --git a/tests/test_importers.py b/tests/test_importers.py
index bb8757c9c33b65b7a1d8a4d6acd77205465e8fd1..01d66e6a9a46264869b9aa0c8fba4b1d64d6d579 100644
--- a/tests/test_importers.py
+++ b/tests/test_importers.py
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@ from import2ledger import importers, strparse
 
 from . import DATA_DIR
 
+try:
+    load_yaml = yaml.full_load
+except AttributeError:
+    load_yaml = yaml.load
+
 class TestImporters:
     with pathlib.Path(DATA_DIR, 'imports.yml').open() as yaml_file:
-        test_data = yaml.load(yaml_file)
+        test_data = load_yaml(yaml_file)
     for test in test_data:
         test['source'] = DATA_DIR / test['source']