diff --git a/check_bareos.py b/check_bareos.py
index 303da50..0ecad8a 100755
--- a/check_bareos.py
+++ b/check_bareos.py
@@ -16,20 +16,19 @@
 # 	- 1.0.1 remove 'error' tapes from expire check and correct the help description
 #	- 1.0.2 start to rework for chosing correct query for the database type (MySQL -vs - PostgreSQL)
 #	- 1.0.3 add port parameter for MySQL and PostgreSQL databases
-#
+#	- 1.1.0 add python3 compatibility
+#		split import to be able to not install unnecessary dependencies
+#		Fixes issues with mysql connection
 #
 # Plugin check for icinga
 # ---------------------------------------------------- #
 import argparse
-import psycopg2
-import psycopg2.extras
 import sys
 import subprocess
-import MySQLdb
 
 
 # Constants
-VERSION = '1.0.3'
+VERSION = '1.1.0'
 
 # Variables
 databaseName = 'bareos'
@@ -473,6 +472,8 @@ def connectDB(userName, pw, hostName, database, port):
         global databaseType
         databaseType = 'psql'
         try:
+            import psycopg2
+            import psycopg2.extras
             # Define our connection string
             connString = "host='" + hostName + "' port=" + str(port) + " dbname='" + databaseName + "' user='" + userName + "' password='" + pw + "'"
             # get a connection, if a connect cannot be made an exception will be raised here
@@ -490,7 +491,9 @@ def connectDB(userName, pw, hostName, database, port):
 
     if(database == "mysql" or database == "m"):
         try:
-            conn = MySQLdb.connect(host=hostName, user=userName, passwd=pw, db=databaseName, port=port)
+            import MySQLdb
+            conn = MySQLdb.connect(host=hostName, user=userName, password=pw, database=databaseName, port=port)
+            return conn.cursor()
         except MySQLdb.Error as e:
                         checkState = {}
                         checkState["returnCode"] = 3
diff --git a/requirements-mysql.txt b/requirements-mysql.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..485d75f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-mysql.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mysqlclient==2.1.1
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements-postgres.txt
similarity index 54%
rename from requirements.txt
rename to requirements-postgres.txt
index ea412ef..4881093 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements-postgres.txt
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-mysqlclient==2.1.1
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.3