diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index cde56d34..906c068c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14.0-rc.2', pypy3.11]
+        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14', '3.15.0-alpha.3', pypy3.11]
       fail-fast: false
     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
     steps:
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/utils.py b/fail2ban/server/utils.py
index 02a6bc6d..133add24 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/utils.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/utils.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 from	 threading import Lock
 import time
+import types
 from ..helpers import getLogger, _merge_dicts, uni_decode
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ class Utils():
 	def load_python_module(pythonModule):
 		pythonModuleName = os.path.splitext(
 			os.path.basename(pythonModule))[0]
-		mod = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(
-			pythonModuleName, pythonModule).load_module()
+		ldr = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(pythonModuleName, pythonModule)
+		mod = types.ModuleType(ldr.name)
+		ldr.exec_module(mod)
 		return mod
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_smtp.py b/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_smtp.py
index a6904255..6e4b926d 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_smtp.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_smtp.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import threading
 import unittest
 import re
 import sys
+import types
 import importlib
 
 from ..dummyjail import DummyJail
@@ -296,10 +297,11 @@ try:
 			self.jail = DummyJail()
 			pythonModule = os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, "action.d", "smtp.py")
 			pythonModuleName = os.path.basename(pythonModule.rstrip(".py"))
-			customActionModule = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(
-				pythonModuleName, pythonModule).load_module()
+			ldr = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(pythonModuleName, pythonModule)
+			mod = types.ModuleType(ldr.name)
+			ldr.exec_module(mod)
 
-			self.action = customActionModule.Action(
+			self.action = mod.Action(
 				self.jail, "test", host="localhost:%i" % self.port)
 
 			self.action.ssl = True