diff --git a/platformcode/updater.py b/platformcode/updater.py
index 8eb63f37..781a9b6b 100644
--- a/platformcode/updater.py
+++ b/platformcode/updater.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import urllib
 import sys
+PY3 = False
 if sys.version_info[0] >= 3: PY3 = True; unicode = str; unichr = chr; long = int
 addon = xbmcaddon.Addon('plugin.video.kod')