diff --git a/pagure_sync_bugzilla.py b/pagure_sync_bugzilla.py
index e35cd87..3e8a278 100644
--- a/pagure_sync_bugzilla.py
+++ b/pagure_sync_bugzilla.py
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ def _get_override_yaml(project, session):
         print('Querying {0}'.format(pagure_override_url))
     override_rv = session.get(pagure_override_url, timeout=30)
     if override_rv.status_code == 200:
-        override_yaml = yaml.load(override_rv.text)
+        override_yaml = yaml.safe_load(override_rv.text)
         return override_yaml.get('bugzilla_contact', {})
     return {}