diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index 6285f2117cbbcded285ead1a9bfb2c1b1dc1f9d6..a7bee4d729ca760b24499639edb910ef9d502517 100644
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ except:
     from sys import exit
 
     exit(1)
-from html import escape
+from cgi import escape
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from werkzeug.contrib.fixers import ProxyFix
 from flask import (