diff --git a/daterangefilter/apps.py b/daterangefilter/apps.py
index e374891..0bf8570 100644
--- a/daterangefilter/apps.py
+++ b/daterangefilter/apps.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from django.apps import AppConfig
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-
+try:
+    from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+except ImportError:
+    from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
 class DateRangeFilterAppConfig(AppConfig):
     name = 'daterangefilter'