diff --git a/jrnl.py b/jrnl.py
index 042cf174..b617b937 100755
--- a/jrnl.py
+++ b/jrnl.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import re
 import argparse
 from datetime import datetime
 import time
-import simplejson as json
+try: import simplejson as json
+except ImportError: import json
 import sys
 import readline, glob
 from Crypto.Cipher import AES