diff --git a/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py b/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py
index 572ff56bb1..4b0502ff90 100755
--- a/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py
+++ b/usertools/dpdk-telemetry-client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 GLOBAL_METRICS_REQ = "{\"action\":0,\"command\":\"global_stat_values\",\"data\":null}"
 DEFAULT_FP = "/var/run/dpdk/default_client"
 
+try:
+	raw_input  # Python 2
+except NameError:
+	raw_input = input  # Python 3
+
 class Socket:
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ def requestMetrics(self): # Requests metrics for given client
 
     def repeatedlyRequestMetrics(self, sleep_time): # Recursively requests metrics for given client
         print("\nPlease enter the number of times you'd like to continuously request Metrics:")
-        n_requests = int(input("\n:"))
+        n_requests = int(ast.literal_eval(raw_input("\n:")))
         print("\033[F") #Removes the user input from screen, cleans it up
         print("\033[K")
         for i in range(n_requests):
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ def interactiveMenu(self, sleep_time): # Creates Interactive menu within the scr
             print("[4] Unregister client")
 
             try:
-                self.choice = int(input("\n:"))
+                self.choice = int(ast.literal_eval(raw_input("\n:")))
                 print("\033[F") #Removes the user input for screen, cleans it up
                 print("\033[K")
                 if self.choice == 1: