diff --git a/dmarchiver.py b/dmarchiver.py
index 3f984ed..2cb6d61 100755
--- a/dmarchiver.py
+++ b/dmarchiver.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 try:
 	with open(config, 'r') as ymlfile:
-		cfg = yaml.load(ymlfile)
+		cfg = yaml.safe_load(ymlfile)
 
 		imap_host       = cfg['imap']['imap_host']
 		imap_port       = cfg['imap']['imap_port']