diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient
index dd22d6b3..10282153 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el7/profiles/default/scripts/syncfileclient
@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@ import tempfile
 import json
 import os
 import shutil
-from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
 try:
-    apiclient = SourceFileLoader('apiclient', '/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient').load_module()
-except FileNotFoundError:
-    apiclient = SourceFileLoader('apiclient', '/etc/confluent/apiclient').load_module()
+    from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
+    def load_source(mod, path):
+        return SourceFileLoader(mod, path).load_module()
+except ImportError:
+    from imp import load_source
+
+try:
+    apiclient = load_source('apiclient', '/opt/confluent/bin/apiclient')
+except IOError:
+    apiclient = load_source('apiclient', '/etc/confluent/apiclient')
 
 
 def partitionhostsline(line):
@@ -216,4 +222,4 @@ def synchronize():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    synchronize()
\ No newline at end of file
+    synchronize()