diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1499316..5e94f15 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ language: python
 cache: pip
 matrix:
   include:
-    - python: 2.7
     #- python: 3.4
     #- python: 3.5
     - python: 3.6
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07c41f8..04f4245 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ You can run the kube-hunter python code directly on your machine.
 #### Prerequisites
 
 You will need the following installed:
-* python 2.7 or python 3.x
+* python 3.x
 * pip
 
 Clone the repository:
diff --git a/kube-hunter.py b/kube-hunter.py
index 570484c..9ccd040 100755
--- a/kube-hunter.py
+++ b/kube-hunter.py
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import argparse
 import logging
 import threading
 
-try:
-    raw_input          # Python 2
-except NameError:
-    raw_input = input  # Python 3
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Kube-Hunter - hunts for security weaknesses in Kubernetes clusters')
 parser.add_argument('--list', action="store_true", help="displays all tests in kubehunter (add --active flag to see active tests)")
@@ -75,13 +69,13 @@ def interactive_set_config():
     print("Choose one of the options below:")
     for i, (option, explanation) in enumerate(options):
         print("{}. {} ({})".format(i+1, option.ljust(20), explanation))
-    choice = raw_input("Your choice: ")    
+    choice = input("Your choice: ")
     if choice == '1':
-        config.remote = raw_input("Remotes (separated by a ','): ").replace(' ', '').split(',')
+        config.remote = input("Remotes (separated by a ','): ").replace(' ', '').split(',')
     elif choice == '2':
         config.internal = True
     elif choice == '3': 
-        config.cidr = raw_input("CIDR (example - 192.168.1.0/24): ").replace(' ', '')
+        config.cidr = input("CIDR (example - 192.168.1.0/24): ").replace(' ', '')
     else: 
         return False
     return True
diff --git a/src/modules/hunting/capabilities.py b/src/modules/hunting/capabilities.py
index e5910e9..a9f5f8b 100644
--- a/src/modules/hunting/capabilities.py
+++ b/src/modules/hunting/capabilities.py
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ class PodCapabilitiesHunter(Hunter):
             s.close()
             logging.debug("Passive hunter's closing RAW socket")
             return True
-        # python2 does not support PermissionError, should be sufficiant to say that 
-        # NET_RAW is disabled by catching all exception. after we stop support for
-        # python2, should replace to except PermissionError explicitly
-        except:
+        except PermissionError:
             logging.debug("CAP_NET_RAW not enabled")
 
     def execute(self):
diff --git a/src/modules/hunting/cvehunter.py b/src/modules/hunting/cvehunter.py
index a11f57a..3b61876 100644
--- a/src/modules/hunting/cvehunter.py
+++ b/src/modules/hunting/cvehunter.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import json
 import requests
-import uuid
-import ast
 
 from ...core.events import handler
 from ...core.events.types import Vulnerability, Event
@@ -55,11 +53,11 @@ class IsVulnerableToCVEAttack(Hunter):
         try:
             res = requests.get("{path}/version".format(path=self.path),
                                headers=self.headers, verify=False)
-            self.api_server_evidence = res.content
-            resDict = ast.literal_eval(res.content)
+            self.api_server_evidence = res.text
+            resDict = json.loads(res.text)
             version = resDict["gitVersion"].split('.')
-            first_two_minor_digits = eval(version[1])
-            last_two_minor_digits = eval(version[2])
+            first_two_minor_digits = int(version[1])
+            last_two_minor_digits = int(version[2])
             logging.debug('Passive Hunter got version from the API server version end point: %d.%d', first_two_minor_digits, last_two_minor_digits)
             return [first_two_minor_digits, last_two_minor_digits]