diff --git a/rpcq/_base.py b/rpcq/_base.py
index 36e68c0..71e25a0 100644
--- a/rpcq/_base.py
+++ b/rpcq/_base.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 import msgpack
 import rapidjson
-from ruamel import yaml
+import ruyaml as yaml
 
 if sys.version_info < (3, 7):
     from rpcq.external.dataclasses import astuple, replace, fields