diff --git a/tempest_lib/cmd/check_uuid.py b/tempest_lib/cmd/check_uuid.py
index 30628cc..3adeecd 100755
--- a/tempest_lib/cmd/check_uuid.py
+++ b/tempest_lib/cmd/check_uuid.py
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ import inspect
 import os
 import sys
 import unittest
-import urllib
 import uuid
 
+import six.moves.urllib.parse as urlparse
+
 DECORATOR_MODULE = 'test'
 DECORATOR_NAME = 'idempotent_id'
 DECORATOR_IMPORT = 'tempest.%s' % DECORATOR_MODULE
@@ -49,11 +50,11 @@ class SourcePatcher(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _quote(s):
-        return urllib.quote(s)
+        return urlparse.quote(s)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _unquote(s):
-        return urllib.unquote(s)
+        return urlparse.unquote(s)
 
     def add_patch(self, filename, patch, line_no):
         """Add lazy patch"""