diff --git a/report_py3o/models/ir_report.py b/report_py3o/models/ir_report.py
index 927994e3..2f520b98 100644
--- a/report_py3o/models/ir_report.py
+++ b/report_py3o/models/ir_report.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class ReportXml(models.Model):
         size=128,
         help=(
             "If the user does not provide a template this will be used "
-            "it should be a relative path to root of YOUR module"
+            "it should be a relative path to root of YOUR module "
+            "or an absolute path on your server."
         ))
     report_type = fields.Selection(selection_add=[('py3o', "Py3o")])
 
diff --git a/report_py3o/models/py3o_template.py b/report_py3o/models/py3o_template.py
index 7281f333..5f46179d 100644
--- a/report_py3o/models/py3o_template.py
+++ b/report_py3o/models/py3o_template.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class Py3oTemplate(models.Model):
     py3o_template_data = fields.Binary("LibreOffice template")
     filetype = fields.Selection(
         selection=[
-            ('odt', u"ODF Text Document"),
-            ('ods', u"ODF Spreadsheet"),
+            ('odt', "ODF Text Document"),
+            ('ods', "ODF Spreadsheet"),
         ],
         string="LibreOffice Template File Type",
         required=True,
diff --git a/report_py3o/py3o_parser.py b/report_py3o/py3o_parser.py
index 36ed669d..ab8c41c5 100644
--- a/report_py3o/py3o_parser.py
+++ b/report_py3o/py3o_parser.py
@@ -88,16 +88,22 @@ class Py3oParser(report_sxw):
                 report_obj.py3o_template_id.py3o_template_data
             )
 
-        elif report_obj.py3o_template_fallback and report_obj.module:
-            # if the default is defined
-            flbk_filename = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
-                "openerp.addons.%s" % report_obj.module,
-                report_obj.py3o_template_fallback,
-            )
-            if os.path.exists(flbk_filename):
-                # and it exists on the fileystem
-                with open(flbk_filename, 'r') as tmpl:
-                    tmpl_data = tmpl.read()
+        elif report_obj.py3o_template_fallback:
+            tmpl_name = report_obj.py3o_template_fallback
+            flbk_filename = None
+            if report_obj.module:
+                # if the default is defined
+                flbk_filename = pkg_resources.resource_filename(
+                    "openerp.addons.%s" % report_obj.module,
+                    tmpl_name,
+                )
+            elif os.path.isabs(tmpl_name):
+                # It is an absolute path
+                flbk_filename = os.path.normcase(os.path.normpath(tmpl_name))
+            if flbk_filename and os.path.exists(flbk_filename):
+               # and it exists on the fileystem
+               with open(flbk_filename, 'r') as tmpl:
+                   tmpl_data = tmpl.read()
 
         if tmpl_data is None:
             # if for any reason the template is not found