diff --git a/helpdesk/views/api.py b/helpdesk/views/api.py
index 6a1bbcd3..64e162e7 100644
--- a/helpdesk/views/api.py
+++ b/helpdesk/views/api.py
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from django.template import loader, Context
-from django.utils import simplejson, timezone
+from django.utils import simplejson
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 
+try:
+    from django.utils import timezone
+except ImportError:
+    from datetime import datetime as timezone
+
 from helpdesk.forms import TicketForm
 from helpdesk.lib import send_templated_mail, safe_template_context
 from helpdesk.models import Ticket, Queue, FollowUp