diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 66601f1..6ac1ff6 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-import cherrypy, pronterface, re, ConfigParser, threading
+import cherrypy, pronterface, re, ConfigParser, threading, sys
 import os.path
 
 users = {}
@@ -233,7 +233,11 @@ class XMLstatus(object):
 class WebInterface(object):
     
     def __init__(self, pface):
-        config = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
+        if (sys.version_info[1] > 6):
+          # 'allow_no_value' wasn't added until 2.7
+          config = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
+        else:
+          config = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser()
         config.read('auth.config')
         users[config.get("user", "user")] = config.get("user", "pass")
         self.pface = pface
@@ -369,4 +373,4 @@ def StartWebInterfaceThread(webInterface):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     cherrypy.config.update("http.config")
-    cherrypy.quickstart(WebInterfaceStub())
\ No newline at end of file
+    cherrypy.quickstart(WebInterfaceStub())