diff --git a/umu/umu_run.py b/umu/umu_run.py
index 1d527b49c..a9a763ea1 100755
--- a/umu/umu_run.py
+++ b/umu/umu_run.py
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@
 from concurrent.futures import Future, ThreadPoolExecutor
 from ctypes import CDLL, c_int, c_ulong
 from errno import ENETUNREACH
-from importlib.resources.abc import Traversable
+
+try:
+    from importlib.resources.abc import Traversable
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    from importlib.abc import Traversable
+
 from logging import DEBUG, INFO, WARNING
 from pathlib import Path
 from pwd import getpwuid