diff --git a/tests/test_generic.py b/tests/test_generic.py
index 6443076..c52a3ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_generic.py
+++ b/tests/test_generic.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from tests import TestCase
 from sqlalchemy_utils import generic_relationship