diff --git a/pagure/hooks/files/default_hook.py b/pagure/hooks/files/default_hook.py
index 537e0e4..f0bb3ae 100755
--- a/pagure/hooks/files/default_hook.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/files/default_hook.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 """Pagure specific hook to be added to all projects in pagure by default.
 """
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -30,25 +31,25 @@ def run_as_post_receive_hook():
     username = pagure.lib.git.get_username(abspath)
     namespace = pagure.lib.git.get_repo_namespace(abspath)
     if pagure.APP.config.get('HOOK_DEBUG', False):
-        print 'repo:', repo
-        print 'user:', username
-        print 'namespace:', namespace
+        print('repo:', repo)
+        print('user:', username)
+        print('namespace:', namespace)
 
     project = pagure.lib.get_project(
         pagure.SESSION, repo, user=username, namespace=namespace)
 
     for line in sys.stdin:
         if pagure.APP.config.get('HOOK_DEBUG', False):
-            print line
+            print(line)
         (oldrev, newrev, refname) = line.strip().split(' ', 2)
 
         if pagure.APP.config.get('HOOK_DEBUG', False):
-            print '  -- Old rev'
-            print oldrev
-            print '  -- New rev'
-            print newrev
-            print '  -- Ref name'
-            print refname
+            print('  -- Old rev')
+            print(oldrev)
+            print('  -- New rev')
+            print(newrev)
+            print('  -- Ref name')
+            print(refname)
 
         # Retrieve the default branch
         repo_obj = pygit2.Repository(abspath)
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@ def run_as_post_receive_hook():
             continue
 
         if set(newrev) == set(['0']):
-            print "Deleting a reference/branch, so we won't run the "\
-                "pagure hook"
+            print("Deleting a reference/branch, so we won't run the "
+                  "pagure hook")
             return
 
         commits = pagure.lib.git.get_revs_between(
@@ -77,9 +78,9 @@ def run_as_post_receive_hook():
         pagure.SESSION.commit()
     except SQLAlchemyError as err:  # pragma: no cover
         pagure.SESSION.rollback()
-        print err
-        print 'An error occured while running the default hook, please '\
-            'report it to an admin.'
+        print(err)
+        print('An error occured while running the default hook, please '
+              'report it to an admin.')
 
 
 def main(args):