diff --git a/lib/takeover/web.py b/lib/takeover/web.py
index 504fb4a2c..2aefba410 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/web.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/web.py
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ import os
 import posixpath
 import re
 import StringIO
+import tempfile
 import urlparse
 
-from tempfile import mkstemp
-
 from extra.cloak.cloak import decloak
 from lib.core.agent import agent
 from lib.core.common import arrayizeValue
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ class Web:
                     stagerName = "tmpu%s.%s" % (randomStr(lowercase=True), self.webApi)
                     self.webStagerFilePath = posixpath.join(ntToPosixSlashes(directory), stagerName)
 
-                    handle, filename = mkstemp()
+                    handle, filename = tempfile.mkstemp()
                     os.fdopen(handle).close()  # close low level handle (causing problems later)
 
                     with open(filename, "w+") as f: