diff --git a/addons/website/controllers/main.py b/addons/website/controllers/main.py
index 50163902b7a..04967d5726a 100644
--- a/addons/website/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website/controllers/main.py
@@ -7,17 +7,25 @@ import json
 import logging
 import os
 import datetime
+import re
 
 from sys import maxint
 
 import psycopg2
-import slugify
 import werkzeug
 import werkzeug.exceptions
 import werkzeug.utils
 import werkzeug.wrappers
 from PIL import Image
 
+try:
+    from slugify import slugify
+except ImportError:
+    def slugify(s, max_length=None):
+        spaceless = re.sub(r'\s+', '-', s)
+        specialless = re.sub(r'[^-_a-z0-9]', '', spaceless)
+        return specialless[:max_length]
+
 import openerp
 from openerp.addons.website.models import website
 from openerp.addons.web import http
@@ -53,7 +61,7 @@ class Website(openerp.addons.web.controllers.main.Home):
     def pagenew(self, path, noredirect=NOPE):
         module = 'website'
         # completely arbitrary max_length
-        idname = slugify.slugify(path, max_length=50)
+        idname = slugify(path, max_length=50)
 
         request.cr.execute('SAVEPOINT pagenew')
         imd = request.registry['ir.model.data']