diff --git a/lib/skyapi/setup.py b/lib/skyapi/setup.py
index d3b4b208..0d96c213 100644
--- a/lib/skyapi/setup.py
+++ b/lib/skyapi/setup.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages  # noqa: H301
+from codecs import open
 from os import path
 
 NAME = "skyapi"