diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/dell_emc/plugins/unity/utils.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/dell_emc/plugins/unity/utils.py
index 8597167446..72917c32a8 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/dell_emc/plugins/unity/utils.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/dell_emc/plugins/unity/utils.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ patch_system = mock.patch('storops.UnitySystem')
 def load_yaml(file_name):
     yaml_file = '{}/{}'.format(path.dirname(path.abspath(__file__)), file_name)
     with open(yaml_file) as f:
-        res = yaml.load(f)
+        res = yaml.safe_load(f)
         LOG.debug('Loaded yaml mock objects from %s.', yaml_file)
     return res