diff --git a/config_tempest/profile.py b/config_tempest/profile.py
index 2646a5c2..57836072 100644
--- a/config_tempest/profile.py
+++ b/config_tempest/profile.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def _read_yaml_file(path):
     :rtype: dict
     """
     with open(path, 'r') as stream:
-        return yaml.load(stream)
+        return yaml.safe_load(stream)
 
 
 def read_profile_file(path):