diff --git a/powerline/lint/__init__.py b/powerline/lint/__init__.py
index 00b20318..05108d57 100644
--- a/powerline/lint/__init__.py
+++ b/powerline/lint/__init__.py
@@ -598,9 +598,14 @@ def check_segment_name(name, data, context, echoerr):
 				func = getattr(__import__(unicode(module), fromlist=[unicode(name)]), unicode(name))
 			except ImportError:
 				echoerr(context='Error while checking segments (key {key})'.format(key=context_key(context)),
-						problem='failed to import function {0} from module {1}'.format(name, module),
+						problem='failed to import module {0}'.format(module),
 						problem_mark=module.mark)
 				return True, False, True
+			except AttributeError:
+				echoerr(context='Error while loading segment function (key {key})'.format(key=context_key(context)),
+						problem='failed to load function {0} from module {1}'.format(name, module),
+						problem_mark=match_name.mark)
+				return True, False, True
 
 		if not callable(func):
 			echoerr(context='Error while checking segments (key {key})'.format(key=context_key(context)),
diff --git a/powerline/lint/markedjson/reader.py b/powerline/lint/markedjson/reader.py
index 7c8a7b91..47b99362 100644
--- a/powerline/lint/markedjson/reader.py
+++ b/powerline/lint/markedjson/reader.py
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ from .error import MarkedError, Mark, NON_PRINTABLE
 import codecs
 
 try:
-	from __builtin__ import unicode, unichr
+	from __builtin__ import unicode
 except ImportError:
 	unicode = str  # NOQA
-	unichr = chr  # NOQA
 
 
 class ReaderError(MarkedError):