diff --git a/joy/gui/world.py b/joy/gui/world.py
index 83d2fa6..2fc660a 100644
--- a/joy/gui/world.py
+++ b/joy/gui/world.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class StackDisplayWorld(World):
   def save(self):
     with open(self.filename, 'wb') as f:
       os.chmod(self.filename, 0o600)
-      pickle.dump(self.stack, f)
+      pickle.dump(self.stack, f, protocol=2)
       f.flush()
       os.fsync(f.fileno())
     self.repo.stage([self.relative_STACK_FN])
diff --git a/joy/vui/persist_task.py b/joy/vui/persist_task.py
index 49acb61..a7e89f2 100644
--- a/joy/vui/persist_task.py
+++ b/joy/vui/persist_task.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class PickledResource(Resource):
         return [pickle.load(f)]
 
     def _to_file(self, f):
-        pickle.dump(self.thing[0], f)
+        pickle.dump(self.thing[0], f, protocol=2)
 
 
 class PersistTask(object):