diff --git a/dtls/test/unit.py b/dtls/test/unit.py
index ce203ef..4b25e5d 100644
--- a/dtls/test/unit.py
+++ b/dtls/test/unit.py
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ class AsyncoreEchoServer(threading.Thread):
                     elif err.args[0] == ssl.SSL_ERROR_EOF:
                         return self.handle_close()
                     raise
-                except socket.error, err:
+                except socket.error as err:
                     if err.args[0] == errno.ECONNABORTED:
                         return self.handle_close()
                 else: