diff --git a/ntc_templates/parse.py b/ntc_templates/parse.py
index b96d9dc17b..c24ca2cd4c 100644
--- a/ntc_templates/parse.py
+++ b/ntc_templates/parse.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """ntc_templates.parse."""
 import os
 import sys
-from textfsm.clitable import CliTableError
-import textfsm.clitable as clitable
+try:
+    from textfsm import clitable
+except ImportError:
+    import clitable
 
 
 def _get_template_dir():
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ def parse_output(platform=None, command=None, data=None):
     try:
         cli_table.ParseCmd(data, attrs)
         structured_data = _clitable_to_dict(cli_table)
-    except CliTableError as e:
+    except clitable.CliTableError as e:
         raise Exception('Unable to parse command "%s" on platform %s - %s' % (command, platform, str(e)))
         # Invalid or Missing template
         # module.fail_json(msg='parsing error', error=str(e))