diff --git a/orator/commands/command.py b/orator/commands/command.py
index 2a114400..0b23f4fa 100644
--- a/orator/commands/command.py
+++ b/orator/commands/command.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def _get_config(self, path=None):
         filename, ext = os.path.splitext(path)
         if ext in [".yml", ".yaml"]:
             with open(path) as fd:
-                config = yaml.load(fd)
+                config = yaml.safe_load(fd)
         elif ext in [".py"]:
             config = {}