diff --git a/pyVim/connect.py b/pyVim/connect.py
index e468572a9..03681b398 100644
--- a/pyVim/connect.py
+++ b/pyVim/connect.py
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def __Login(host, port, user, pwd, service, adapter, version, path,
       content = si.RetrieveContent()
    except vmodl.MethodFault:
       raise
-   except Exception, e:
+   except Exception as e:
       # NOTE (hartsock): preserve the traceback for diagnostics
       # pulling and preserving the traceback makes diagnosing connection
       # failures easier since the fault will also include where inside the
diff --git a/pyVmomi/SoapAdapter.py b/pyVmomi/SoapAdapter.py
index 8914bcdd7..19a0b1699 100644
--- a/pyVmomi/SoapAdapter.py
+++ b/pyVmomi/SoapAdapter.py
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ def InvokeAccessor(self, mo, info):
                time.sleep(self.retryDelay)
             retriesLeft -= 1
             continue
-         except Exception, e:
+         except Exception as e:
             if isinstance(e, self.SESSION_EXCEPTIONS):
                # Our session might've timed out, change our state and retry.
                self._SetStateUnauthenticated()