diff --git a/gramps/gen/datehandler/_date_cs.py b/gramps/gen/datehandler/_date_cs.py
index e8c94d3d4..4b8d149b3 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/datehandler/_date_cs.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/datehandler/_date_cs.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 """
 Czech-specific classes for parsing and displaying dates.
 """
-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Python modules