diff --git a/rq/scripts/__init__.py b/rq/scripts/__init__.py
index d02f26d..94441ab 100644
--- a/rq/scripts/__init__.py
+++ b/rq/scripts/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import importlib
 import redis
 from rq import use_connection
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ def add_standard_arguments(parser):
 
 def read_config_file(module):
     """Reads all UPPERCASE variables defined in the given module file."""
-    settings = __import__(module, [], [], [], -1)
+    settings = importlib.import_module(module)
     return dict([(k, v)
             for k, v in settings.__dict__.items()
             if k.upper() == k])
diff --git a/tests/dummy_settings.py b/tests/dummy_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1404250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dummy_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+REDIS_HOST = "testhost.example.com"
diff --git a/tests/test_scripts.py b/tests/test_scripts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de266ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_scripts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from unittest import TestCase
+from rq.scripts import read_config_file
+
+class TestScripts(TestCase):
+    def test_config_file(self):
+        settings = read_config_file("tests.dummy_settings")
+        self.assertIn("REDIS_HOST", settings)
+        self.assertEqual(settings['REDIS_HOST'], "testhost.example.com")