diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e3b756..19e958e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+This version is merely a fixx to create compatibility with nu versions of Django (starting with Django==1.11.11)
+---
 
 # django-singleton
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6f5d70f..5308154 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(name='django-singleton',
-    version='0.1.9',
-    description='Reusable singleton models for Django',
-    author='Chris Davis',
-    author_email='defbyte@gmail.com',
-    url='https://github.com/defbyte/django-singleton',
+    version='0.2.0',
+    description='Reusable singleton models for Django (originally by Chris Davis)',
+    author='Nemesis Fixx',
+    author_email='joewillrich@gmail.com',
+    url='https://github.com/NuChwezi/django-singleton',
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
         'Programming Language :: Python',
         'Framework :: Django',
     ]
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
diff --git a/singleton_models/admin.py b/singleton_models/admin.py
index 508da1d..98679cc 100644
--- a/singleton_models/admin.py
+++ b/singleton_models/admin.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
-from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
+from . compat import force_unicode
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 from functools import update_wrapper
 
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ def get_urls(self):
         try:
             from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
         except ImportError:
-            from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
+            from django.conf.urls import url
 
         def wrap(view):
             def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                 return self.admin_site.admin_view(view)(*args, **kwargs)
             return update_wrapper(wrapper, view)
 
-        info = self.model._meta.app_label, self.model._meta.module_name
+        info = self.model._meta.app_label, self.model._meta.model_name
 
-        urlpatterns = patterns('',
+        urlpatterns = [
             url(r'^history/$',
                 wrap(self.history_view),
                 {'object_id': '1'},
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                 wrap(self.change_view),
                 {'object_id': '1'},
                 name='%s_%s_changelist' % info),
-        )
+            ]
         return urlpatterns
 
     def response_change(self, request, obj):
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def response_change(self, request, obj):
         opts = obj._meta
 
         msg = _('%(obj)s was changed successfully.') % {'obj': force_unicode(obj)}
-        if request.POST.has_key("_continue"):
+        if "_continue" in request.POST:
             self.message_user(request, msg + ' ' + _("You may edit it again below."))
             return HttpResponseRedirect(request.path)
         else:
diff --git a/singleton_models/compat.py b/singleton_models/compat.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b57add2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/singleton_models/compat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from django.utils import encoding
+
+# ugly hack required for Python 2/3 compat
+if hasattr(encoding, 'force_unicode'):
+    force_unicode = encoding.force_unicode
+elif hasattr(encoding, 'force_text'):
+    force_unicode = encoding.force_text
+else:
+    force_unicode = lambda x: x