diff --git a/code/CropSimulation.py b/code/CropSimulation.py
index 888359c44..d813380a4 100644
--- a/code/CropSimulation.py
+++ b/code/CropSimulation.py
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import imageio
-import gdal
+try: 
+    import gdal
+except ImportError:
+    from osgeo import gdal
+ 
 
 import UtilitiesCalc
 import BioMassCalc
diff --git a/code/UtilitiesCalc.py b/code/UtilitiesCalc.py
index 4b6657ce5..bb1051ae8 100644
--- a/code/UtilitiesCalc.py
+++ b/code/UtilitiesCalc.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 from scipy.interpolate import interp1d
-import gdal
+try:
+    import gdal
+except ImportError:
+    from osgeo import gdal
 
 class UtilitiesCalc(object):