diff --git a/pykolab/telemetry.py b/pykolab/telemetry.py
--- a/pykolab/telemetry.py
+++ b/pykolab/telemetry.py
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
 #
 
 import os
-import rfc822
+try:
+    import rfc822
+except:
+    import email as rfc822
 import socket
 import sys
 import time