diff --git a/xray.py b/xray.py
index 8e51577..c53231e 100644
--- a/xray.py
+++ b/xray.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def load_cfg(reload=False):
     PATTERN_LIST = []
 
     config = configparser.RawConfigParser()
-    config.readfp(open(cfg_file))
+    config.read_file(open(cfg_file))
 
     # read all sections
     for section in config.sections():