diff --git a/bin/zsnapper b/bin/zsnapper
index 471aeb0..879898a 100644
--- a/bin/zsnapper
+++ b/bin/zsnapper
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def weed_snapshots(fslist, snapshots, config, failed_snapshots):
 
 
 def main():
-    config = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
     config.read('/etc/zsnapper.ini')
     ret = RET_CODES['SUCCESS']
     log = logging.getLogger(LOGGER)