diff --git a/slapos/format.py b/slapos/format.py
index 788c96f8fae6fd59b7b8e06e5e619c7a24b90758..afdf0e016804f0625ea247f6c92b8e28fb2890c8 100644
--- a/slapos/format.py
+++ b/slapos/format.py
@@ -1200,8 +1200,8 @@ def main(*args):
   try:
     config.setConfig(options, configuration_file_path)
   except UsageError, err:
-    print >>sys.stderr, err.message
-    print >>sys.stderr, "For help use --help"
+    print >> sys.stderr, err.message
+    print >> sys.stderr, "For help use --help"
     sys.exit(1)
   os = OS(config)
   if config.dry_run: