diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/survey/models.py b/lms/djangoapps/survey/models.py
index 53468c2f44..a446dd1bc8 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/survey/models.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/survey/models.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db import models
+from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible
 from lxml import etree
 from model_utils.models import TimeStampedModel
 from opaque_keys.edx.django.models import CourseKeyField
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ from survey.exceptions import SurveyFormNameAlreadyExists, SurveyFormNotFound
 log = logging.getLogger("edx.survey")
 
 
+@python_2_unicode_compatible
 class SurveyForm(TimeStampedModel):
     """
     Model to define a Survey Form that contains the HTML form data
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ class SurveyForm(TimeStampedModel):
     class Meta(object):
         app_label = 'survey'
 
-    def __unicode__(self):
+    def __str__(self):
         return self.name
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):