diff --git a/templates/wsgi.py.erb b/templates/wsgi.py.erb
index bb55740e..4ad9f0a5 100644
--- a/templates/wsgi.py.erb
+++ b/templates/wsgi.py.erb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import sys
 
 os.environ['PUPPETBOARD_SETTINGS'] = '<%= @basedir %>/puppetboard/settings.py'
 activate_this = '<%= @basedir %>/virtenv-puppetboard/bin/activate_this.py'
-execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
+exec(open(activate_this,"rb").read(), dict(__file__=activate_this))
 
 me = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 # Add us to the PYTHONPATH/sys.path if we're not on it