diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
index 19c6c944bea2..15f748c5ad51 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
@@ -39,10 +39,13 @@ from pydev_console_utils import BaseInterpreterInterface, BaseStdIn
 from pydev_console_utils import CodeFragment
 
 IS_PYTHON_3K = False
+IS_PY24 = False
 
 try:
     if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
         IS_PYTHON_3K = True
+    elif sys.version_info[0] == 2 and sys.version_info[1] == 4:
+        IS_PY24 = True
 except:
     #That's OK, not all versions of python have sys.version_info
     pass
@@ -272,7 +275,10 @@ def start_server(host, port, interpreter):
     from pydev_imports import SimpleXMLRPCServer as XMLRPCServer  #@Reimport
 
     try:
-        server = XMLRPCServer((host, port), logRequests=False, allow_none=True)
+        if IS_PY24:
+            server = XMLRPCServer((host, port), logRequests=False)
+        else:
+            server = XMLRPCServer((host, port), logRequests=False, allow_none=True)
 
     except:
         sys.stderr.write('Error starting server with host: %s, port: %s, client_port: %s\n' % (host, port, client_port))