diff --git a/parsers/QMs.py b/parsers/QMs.py
index 484499a..12028eb 100644
--- a/parsers/QMs.py
+++ b/parsers/QMs.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def parseCaveQMs(cave, inputFile, ticked=False):
     #qmPath = settings.EXPOWEB+inputFile
     qmPath = os.path.join(settings.EXPOWEB, inputFile) # why not use the pathlib stuff ?
 
-    qmCSVContents = open(qmPath,'rU')
+    qmCSVContents = open(qmPath,'r')
     dialect=csv.Sniffer().sniff(qmCSVContents.read())
     qmCSVContents.seek(0,0)
     qmReader = csv.reader(qmCSVContents,dialect=dialect)