diff --git a/hobo/agent/common/management/commands/hobo_deploy.py b/hobo/agent/common/management/commands/hobo_deploy.py
index 1ab1e26..b9dca51 100644
--- a/hobo/agent/common/management/commands/hobo_deploy.py
+++ b/hobo/agent/common/management/commands/hobo_deploy.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         timestamp = hobo_environment.get('timestamp')
         tenant_hobo_json = os.path.join(tenant.get_directory(), 'hobo.json')
         if os.path.exists(tenant_hobo_json):
-            if not ignore_timestamp and json.load(file(tenant_hobo_json)).get('timestamp') == timestamp:
+            if not ignore_timestamp and json.load(open(tenant_hobo_json)).get('timestamp') == timestamp:
                 return
 
         # add an attribute to current tenant for easier retrieval