diff --git a/awx/plugins/inventory/tower.py b/awx/plugins/inventory/tower.py
index 6f4b7abe9b..353efe7256 100755
--- a/awx/plugins/inventory/tower.py
+++ b/awx/plugins/inventory/tower.py
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ import sys
 import json
 import requests
 from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
-from urlparse import urljoin
+
+try:
+    from urlparse import urljoin
+except ImportError:
+    from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
 
 def parse_configuration():