diff --git a/inventory_provider/routes/jobs.py b/inventory_provider/routes/jobs.py
index de1edade8537ca3484a32955707360eb166bb979..9d3328581ea109c35a5ce79afe783f3bd38459b1 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/routes/jobs.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/routes/jobs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import distutils
+from distutils.util import strtobool
 from flask import Blueprint, current_app, jsonify, Response, request
 from inventory_provider.tasks import worker
 from inventory_provider.routes import common
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def update():
 
     force = request.args.get('force', default='false', type=str)
     try:
-        force = distutils.util.strtobool(force)
+        force = strtobool(force)
     except ValueError:
         force = False