diff --git a/lib/gen_robot_plug_in.py b/lib/gen_robot_plug_in.py
index 5c1dd06..cfcb660 100755
--- a/lib/gen_robot_plug_in.py
+++ b/lib/gen_robot_plug_in.py
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 import sys
 import subprocess
 from robot.libraries.BuiltIn import BuiltIn
-import commands
+try:
+    import commands
+except ImportError:
+    import subprocess
+
 import os
 import tempfile