diff --git a/pycrs/loader.py b/pycrs/loader.py
index 127480c..b6874d4 100644
--- a/pycrs/loader.py
+++ b/pycrs/loader.py
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ Convenience functions for loading from different sources.
 """
 
 import json
-import urllib2
+try:
+    import urllib.request as urllib2
+except ImportError:
+    import urllib2
 from . import parser