diff --git a/freezer_dr/common/daemon.py b/freezer_dr/common/daemon.py
index e620313..32a1212 100644
--- a/freezer_dr/common/daemon.py
+++ b/freezer_dr/common/daemon.py
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ class Daemon(object):
         # redirect standard file descriptors
         sys.stdout.flush()
         sys.stderr.flush()
-        si = file(self.stdin, 'r')
-        so = file(self.stdout, 'a+')
-        se = file(self.stderr, 'a+', 0)
+        si = open(self.stdin, 'r')
+        so = open(self.stdout, 'a+')
+        se = open(self.stderr, 'a+', 0)
         os.dup2(si.fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno())
         os.dup2(so.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
         os.dup2(se.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Daemon(object):
         atexit.register(self.delpid)
 
         pid = str(os.getpid())
-        f = file(self.pidfile, 'w+')
+        f = open(self.pidfile, 'w+')
         f.write("%s\n" % pid)
         f.close()
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Daemon(object):
         log.error("Test")
         # Check for a pidfile to see if the daemon already runs
         try:
-            pf = file(self.pidfile, 'r')
+            pf = open(self.pidfile, 'r')
             pid = int(pf.read().strip())
             pf.close()
         except IOError:
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class Daemon(object):
     def status(self):
         """Check daemon status."""
         try:
-            pf = file(self.pidfile, 'r')
+            pf = open(self.pidfile, 'r')
             pid = int(pf.read().strip())
             pf.close()
         except IOError:
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Daemon(object):
         """Stop the daemon."""
         # Get the pid from the pidfile
         try:
-            pf = file(self.pidfile, 'r')
+            pf = open(self.pidfile, 'r')
             pid = int(pf.read().strip())
             pf.close()
         except IOError:
diff --git a/freezer_dr/common/yaml_parser.py b/freezer_dr/common/yaml_parser.py
index 6136e58..8db4d97 100644
--- a/freezer_dr/common/yaml_parser.py
+++ b/freezer_dr/common/yaml_parser.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class YamlParser(object):
         if not os.path.exists(self.file) or not os.path.isfile(self.file):
             raise Exception('File desnot exists')
 
-        stream = file(self.file, 'r')
+        stream = open(self.file, 'r')
         data = yaml.load(stream)
         return data