diff --git a/src/bitmessagemain.py b/src/bitmessagemain.py
index e04e3187..2f46c6ec 100755
--- a/src/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/src/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ class Main(object):
         sys.stdout.flush()
         sys.stderr.flush()
         if not sys.platform.startswith('win'):
-            si = file(os.devnull, 'r')
-            so = file(os.devnull, 'a+')
-            se = file(os.devnull, 'a+', 0)
+            si = open(os.devnull, 'r')
+            so = open(os.devnull, 'a+')
+            se = open(os.devnull, 'a+', 0)
             os.dup2(si.fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno())
             os.dup2(so.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
             os.dup2(se.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())