diff --git a/auf/django/secretquestions/models.py b/auf/django/secretquestions/models.py
index 61a9353..f2ec6db 100644
--- a/auf/django/secretquestions/models.py
+++ b/auf/django/secretquestions/models.py
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@
 
 from django.db import models
 
-from django.contrib.auth.models import get_hexdigest, check_password
-
-
-def crypt_answer(raw):
-    import random
-    algo = 'sha1'
-    salt = get_hexdigest(algo, str(random.random()), str(random.random()))[:5]
-    hsh = get_hexdigest(algo, salt, raw)
-    return '%s$%s$%s' % (algo, salt, hsh)
+try:
+    from django.contrib.auth.models import get_hexdigest, check_password
+    def crypt_answer(raw):
+        import random
+        algo = 'sha1'
+        salt = get_hexdigest(algo, str(random.random()), str(random.random()))[:5]
+        hsh = get_hexdigest(algo, salt, raw)
+        return '%s$%s$%s' % (algo, salt, hsh)
+except ImportError:
+    from django.contrib.auth.hashers import make_password, check_password
+    def crypt_answer(raw):
+        return make_password(raw, hasher='sha1')
 
 
 def check_answer(raw, crypted):