diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodehealth b/confluent_client/bin/nodehealth
index f758431c..1896c18e 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodehealth
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodehealth
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ if path.startswith('/opt'):
 
 import confluent.client as client
 
-sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf8')(sys.stdout)
+if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
+    sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf8')(sys.stdout)
 
 argparser = optparse.OptionParser(usage="Usage: %prog <noderange>")
 (options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory b/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory
index 95e1c7b0..2be1fe27 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ if path.startswith('/opt'):
 
 import confluent.client as client
 
-sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf8')(sys.stdout)
+if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
+    sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf8')(sys.stdout)
 
 filters = []
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ try:
                                 databynode[node] = {}
                             databynode[node][prefix] = inv
                         else:
-                            print '{0}: {1}: Not Present'.format(node, prefix)
+                            print('{0}: {1}: Not Present'.format(node, prefix))
                     continue
                 info = inv['information']
                 info.pop('board_extra', None)
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/main.py b/confluent_server/confluent/main.py
index 4b904471..67d0db2f 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/main.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/main.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def run():
     signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, terminate)
     collective.startup()
     if dbgif:
-        oumask = os.umask(0077)
+        oumask = os.umask(0o077)
         try:
             os.remove('/var/run/confluent/dbg.sock')
         except OSError: