diff --git a/cachier/core.py b/cachier/core.py
index cb7afc2..820a2cb 100644
--- a/cachier/core.py
+++ b/cachier/core.py
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 # http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT-license
 # Copyright (c) 2016, Shay Palachy <shaypal5@gmail.com>
 
+# python 2 compatibility
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import division
+from __future__ import print_function
+
 import os
 from functools import wraps
 
@@ -23,7 +28,6 @@ except ImportError:  # we're in python 2.x
     if 'futures' not in PACKAGES:
         pip.main(['install', 'futures'])
     from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
-    from __future__ import print_function
 
 from .pickle_core import _PickleCore
 from .mongo_core import _MongoCore