diff --git a/lib/state.py b/lib/state.py
index 0aae066..78f4cf4 100755
--- a/lib/state.py
+++ b/lib/state.py
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@
 import gen_cmd as gc
 import bmc_ssh_utils as bsu
 
-import commands
+try:
+    import commands
+except ImportError:
+    import subprocess
+
 from robot.libraries.BuiltIn import BuiltIn
 from robot.utils import DotDict