diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fbf081ba..c7122915 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 language: php
 
 php:
+  - 5.2
   - 5.3
   - 5.4
   - 5.5
diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 5ad5f263..f2f77d95 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
  ===== 3.1.29-dev ===== (xx.xx.2015)
  19.12.2015
   - bugfix using $smarty.capture.foo in expressions could fail https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/pull/138
-  
+  - bugfix broken PHP 5.2 compatibility
+    
  18.12.2015
   - bugfix regression when modifier parameter was follow by math https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/132
   
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_configload.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_configload.php
index ec023ec8..7b99e35c 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_configload.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_configload.php
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Method_ConfigLoad
      *
      * @return mixed  the value of the config variable
      */
-    public function _getConfigVariable(\Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl, $varName, $errorEnable = true)
+    public function _getConfigVariable(Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl, $varName, $errorEnable = true)
     {
         $_ptr = $tpl;
         while ($_ptr !== null) {
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_tplfunction.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_tplfunction.php
index cc529c63..634ed5dc 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_tplfunction.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_tplfunction.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Runtime_TplFunction
      *
      * @throws \SmartyException
      */
-    public function callTemplateFunction(\Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl, $name, $params, $nocache)
+    public function callTemplateFunction(Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl, $name, $params, $nocache)
     {
         if (isset($tpl->tpl_function[$name])) {
             if (!$tpl->caching || ($tpl->caching && $nocache)) {
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_updatescope.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_updatescope.php
index 3d80c859..5a125a4a 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_updatescope.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_updatescope.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Runtime_UpdateScope
      * @param string $varName variable name
      * @param int    $scope   scope to which bubble up variable value
      */
-    public function updateScope(\Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl, $varName, $scope = Smarty::SCOPE_LOCAL)
+    public function updateScope(Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl, $varName, $scope = Smarty::SCOPE_LOCAL)
     {
         if (!$scope && !$tpl->scope) {
             return;
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_var.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_var.php
index fe4f94d9..8e09108f 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_var.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_runtime_var.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Runtime_Var
      * @param string                    $varName template variable name
      * @param bool                      $nocache cache mode of variable
      */
-    public function createLocalArrayVariable(\Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl, $varName, $nocache = false)
+    public function createLocalArrayVariable(Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl, $varName, $nocache = false)
     {
         if (!isset($tpl->tpl_vars[$varName])) {
             $tpl->tpl_vars[$varName] = new Smarty_Variable(array(), $nocache);