diff --git a/contrib/feeds-config-generator/intelmq_gen_feeds_conf b/contrib/feeds-config-generator/intelmq_gen_feeds_conf
index ad2621422..cb412ab96 100644
--- a/contrib/feeds-config-generator/intelmq_gen_feeds_conf
+++ b/contrib/feeds-config-generator/intelmq_gen_feeds_conf
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import json
 import sys
 
 try:
-    import yaml
+    from ruamel.yaml import YAML
+    yaml = YAML(typ="safe", pure=True)
 except ImportError:
     print("[-] Please install yaml using the following command: 'pip install pyyaml'.", file=sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(-1)