1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/_base.py b/synapse/config/_base.py
index 15d78ff33a..7449f36491 100644
--- a/synapse/config/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/config/_base.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Config(object):
         dir_path = cls.abspath(dir_path)
         try:
             os.makedirs(dir_path)
-        except OSError, e:
+        except OSError as e:
             if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
                 raise
         if not os.path.isdir(dir_path):