diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index 21aa5d5c..577562b8 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class Importer:
         conv = None
         (stored, duplicates, partial, errors, ttime) = (0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
 
-        file =  file.decode(fpdb_simple.LOCALE_ENCODING)
+        file =  file.decode(Configuration.LOCALE_ENCODING)
 
         # Load filter, process file, pass returned filename to import_fpdb_file
         if self.settings['threads'] > 0 and self.writeq is not None: