diff --git a/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-docker-compose/install.d/hook-docker-compose.py b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-docker-compose/install.d/hook-docker-compose.py
index 2e2b4d77..41219efb 100755
--- a/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-docker-compose/install.d/hook-docker-compose.py
+++ b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-docker-compose/install.d/hook-docker-compose.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def main(argv=sys.argv):
 
     # convert config to dict
     if not isinstance(config, dict):
-        config = ast.literal_eval(json.dumps(yaml.load(config)))
+        config = ast.literal_eval(json.dumps(yaml.safe_load(config)))
 
     os.chdir(proj)