diff --git a/force_bdss/bdss_application.py b/force_bdss/bdss_application.py
index 64537cfa1a72ed6ab9a6db1aca9a99ca48a54342..a0ac1141945a0ef434a55592bed537bd5011a163 100644
--- a/force_bdss/bdss_application.py
+++ b/force_bdss/bdss_application.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class BDSSApplication(Application):
         except NoMatches:
             print("No extensions found")
 
-        super().__init__(plugins=plugins)
+        super(BDSSApplication, self).__init__(plugins=plugins)
 
     def _workflow_default(self):
         with open(self.workflow_filepath) as f: