diff --git a/subcmds/init.py b/subcmds/init.py
index 007667e..b6b9807 100644
--- a/subcmds/init.py
+++ b/subcmds/init.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 
     try:
       self.manifest.Link(name)
-    except ManifestParseError, e:
+    except ManifestParseError as e:
       print >>sys.stderr, "fatal: manifest '%s' not available" % name
       print >>sys.stderr, 'fatal: %s' % str(e)
       sys.exit(1)