diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/livestreamfails.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/livestreamfails.py
index b92eca047..64fed1bed 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/livestreamfails.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/livestreamfails.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 import json
 import time