diff --git lsm/lsm/nstor.py lsm/lsm/nstor.py
index 540a4db..10d4b65 100644
--- lsm/lsm/nstor.py
+++ lsm/lsm/nstor.py
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 
 import urllib2
 import urlparse
-import simplejson as json
+try:
+    import simplejson as json
+except ImportError:
+    import json
 import base64
 import time