diff --git a/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py b/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class DbManage(object):
 
                 return password
             if username is None:
-                username = raw_input('Specify admin username:')
+                username = input('Specify admin username:')
             if password is None:
                 password = get_password()
                 if not password:
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class DbManage(object):
                     if not password:
                         sys.exit()
             if email is None:
-                email = raw_input('Specify admin email:')
+                email = input('Specify admin email:')
             self.create_user(username, password, email, True)
         else:
             log.info('creating admin and regular test users')
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ class DbManage(object):
         if _path is not None:
             path = _path
         elif not self.tests and not test_repo_path:
-            path = raw_input(
+            path = input(
                  'Enter a valid absolute path to store repositories. '
                  'All repositories in that path will be added automatically:'
             )
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/utils2.py b/kallithea/lib/utils2.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/utils2.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/utils2.py
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ def repo_name_slug(value):
 
 def ask_ok(prompt, retries=4, complaint='Yes or no please!'):
     while True:
-        ok = raw_input(prompt)
+        ok = input(prompt)
         if ok in ('y', 'ye', 'yes'):
             return True
         if ok in ('n', 'no', 'nop', 'nope'):