diff --git a/frappe/templates/generators/website_group.py b/frappe/templates/generators/website_group.py
index 496fdede31..76ad5b5594 100644
--- a/frappe/templates/generators/website_group.py
+++ b/frappe/templates/generators/website_group.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2013, Web Notes Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
 # MIT License. See license.txt
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 import frappe
 from frappe.website.permissions import get_access
 from frappe.website.render import can_cache