diff --git a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_mh/apiclient/fake.py b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_mh/apiclient/fake.py
index 486b53c2ce..3762043c19 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_mh/apiclient/fake.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_mh/apiclient/fake.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def _validate_resource(body):
     _validate_name(body.get('display_name'))
 
 
-class FakeClient:
+class FakeClient(object):
 
     LSWITCH_RESOURCE = 'lswitch'
     LPORT_RESOURCE = 'lport'