diff --git a/fail2ban/client/beautifier.py b/fail2ban/client/beautifier.py
index cbe4d327..742cbba6 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/beautifier.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/beautifier.py
@@ -34,18 +34,19 @@ logSys = getLogger(__name__)
 # converted into user readable messages.
 
 class Beautifier:
-	
+
 	def __init__(self, cmd = None):
 		self.__inputCmd = cmd
 
 	def setInputCmd(self, cmd):
 		self.__inputCmd = cmd
-		
+
 	def getInputCmd(self):
 		return self.__inputCmd
-		
+
 	def beautify(self, response):
-		logSys.debug("Beautify " + `response` + " with " + `self.__inputCmd`)
+		logSys.debug(
+			"Beautify " + repr(response) + " with " + repr(self.__inputCmd))
 		inC = self.__inputCmd
 		msg = response
 		try:
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ class Beautifier:
 				elif response == 4:
 					msg = msg + "DEBUG"
 				else:
-					msg = msg + `response`
+					msg = msg + repr(response)
 			elif inC[1] == "dbfile":
 				if response is None:
 					msg = "Database currently disabled"
@@ -183,13 +184,14 @@ class Beautifier:
 					msg += ", ".join(response)
 		except Exception:
 			logSys.warning("Beautifier error. Please report the error")
-			logSys.error("Beautify " + `response` + " with " + `self.__inputCmd` +
-						 " failed")
-			msg = msg + `response`
+			logSys.error("Beautify " + repr(response) + " with "
+				+ repr(self.__inputCmd) + " failed")
+			msg = msg + repr(response)
 		return msg
 
 	def beautifyError(self, response):
-		logSys.debug("Beautify (error) " + `response` + " with " + `self.__inputCmd`)
+		logSys.debug("Beautify (error) " + repr(response) + " with "
+					 + repr(self.__inputCmd))
 		msg = response
 		if isinstance(response, UnknownJailException):
 			msg = "Sorry but the jail '" + response.args[0] + "' does not exist"
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/configreader.py b/fail2ban/client/configreader.py
index 3f8abaf4..c0e13460 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/configreader.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/configreader.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class ConfigReaderUnshared(SafeConfigParserWithIncludes):
 					logSys.log(logLevel, "Non essential option '%s' not defined in '%s'.", option[1], sec)
 			except ValueError:
 				logSys.warning("Wrong value for '" + option[1] + "' in '" + sec +
-							"'. Using default one: '" + `option[2]` + "'")
+							"'. Using default one: '" + repr(option[2]) + "'")
 				values[option[1]] = option[2]
 		return values
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/filtergamin.py b/fail2ban/server/filtergamin.py
index ac1fdf27..e8473be4 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/filtergamin.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/filtergamin.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class FilterGamin(FileFilter):
 
 
 	def callback(self, path, event):
-		logSys.debug("Got event: " + `event` + " for " + path)
+		logSys.debug("Got event: " + repr(event) + " for " + path)
 		if event in (gamin.GAMCreated, gamin.GAMChanged, gamin.GAMExists):
 			logSys.debug("File changed: " + path)
 			self.__modified = True
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py b/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
index 5bf62128..565443d2 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Transmitter:
 	
 	def proceed(self, command):
 		# Deserialize object
-		logSys.debug("Command: " + `command`)
+		logSys.debug("Command: " + repr(command))
 		try:
 			ret = self.__commandHandler(command)
 			ack = 0, ret