diff --git a/helpdesk/management/commands/get_email.py b/helpdesk/management/commands/get_email.py
index 0e649dcf..273b7fd5 100755
--- a/helpdesk/management/commands/get_email.py
+++ b/helpdesk/management/commands/get_email.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 
 from email_reply_parser import EmailReplyParser
 
+
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
@@ -41,10 +43,11 @@ from django.utils import encoding, six, timezone
 from helpdesk import settings
 from helpdesk.lib import send_templated_mail, safe_template_context, process_attachments
 from helpdesk.models import Queue, Ticket, TicketCC, FollowUp, IgnoreEmail
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 import logging
 
+User = get_user_model()
+
 
 STRIPPED_SUBJECT_STRINGS = [
     "Re: ",