diff --git a/BUGS b/BUGS
index c385fab..5a7c52e 100644
--- a/BUGS
+++ b/BUGS
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Open bugs:
-- optparse only included with python 2.3. Make sure installer detects.
 - Find out if a record is modifiable, otherwise return info. CNAME and A records.
 
 
 Fixed bugs
+- optparse only included with python 2.3. Make sure installer detects. 
+  Solution: 
+  from optik import OptionParser
diff --git a/dnsupdate.py b/dnsupdate.py
index 00611cc..d122549 100644
--- a/dnsupdate.py
+++ b/dnsupdate.py
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ def get_ipaddress():
 
 def getparams(msg):
   # Read command line parameters and input values 
-  from optparse import OptionParser
+  # OptionParser is part of Python 2.3 and called optik if installed under
+  # Python 2.x
+  try:
+    from optparse import OptionParser
+  except:
+    from optik import OptionParser
   usage = "usage: %prog [OPTIONS]"
   parser = OptionParser(usage)
   parser.add_option("-c", "--config",