diff --git a/powerline/vim.py b/powerline/vim.py
index ba90c038..d9cf8013 100644
--- a/powerline/vim.py
+++ b/powerline/vim.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def _override_from(config, override_varname):
 	return config
 
 
-class VimVarHandler(logging.Handler):
+class VimVarHandler(logging.Handler, object):
 	'''Vim-specific handler which emits messages to Vim global variables
 
 	Used variable: ``g:powerline_log_messages``.