diff --git a/autoload/nim.vim b/autoload/nim.vim
index c24b12e..cc2e4cd 100644
--- a/autoload/nim.vim
+++ b/autoload/nim.vim
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ if !executable('nim')
   echoerr "the Nim compiler must be in your system's PATH"
 endif
 
-exe 'pyfile ' . fnameescape(s:plugin_path) . '/nim_vim.py'
+if has("python3")
+  exe 'py3file ' . fnameescape(s:plugin_path) . '/nim_vim.py'
+else
+  exe 'pyfile ' . fnameescape(s:plugin_path) . '/nim_vim.py'
+endif
 
 fun! nim#init()
   let cmd = printf("nim --dump.format:json --verbosity:0 dump %s", s:CurrentNimFile())
diff --git a/autoload/nim_vim.py b/autoload/nim_vim.py
index c72dc41..dde6e9f 100644
--- a/autoload/nim_vim.py
+++ b/autoload/nim_vim.py
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import threading, Queue, subprocess, signal, os, platform, getpass
+from sys import version_info
+import threading, subprocess, signal, os, platform, getpass
+
+if version_info[0] == 3:
+    import queue as Queue
+else:
+    import Queue
 
 try:
   import vim