diff --git a/pelican/tests/test_pelican.py b/pelican/tests/test_pelican.py
index ed70944a..93c240c2 100644
--- a/pelican/tests/test_pelican.py
+++ b/pelican/tests/test_pelican.py
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals
 
-import collections.abc
+try:
+    import collections.abc as collections
+except ImportError:
+    import collections
+
 import locale
 import logging
 import os
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ class TestPelican(LoggedTestCase):
             generator_classes[-1] is StaticGenerator,
             "StaticGenerator must be the last generator, but it isn't!")
         self.assertIsInstance(
-            generator_classes, collections.abc.Sequence,
+            generator_classes, collections.Sequence,
             "get_generator_classes() must return a Sequence to preserve order")
 
     def test_basic_generation_works(self):