diff --git a/salt/report_upload/srv/salt/_runners/foreman_report_upload.py b/salt/report_upload/srv/salt/_runners/foreman_report_upload.py
index 5bf8a0e..141d07a 100644
--- a/salt/report_upload/srv/salt/_runners/foreman_report_upload.py
+++ b/salt/report_upload/srv/salt/_runners/foreman_report_upload.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 '''
 Uploads reports from the Salt job cache to Foreman
 '''
+
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
 
 LAST_UPLOADED = '/etc/salt/last_uploaded'
@@ -22,11 +25,11 @@
 import base64
 
 # Import python libs
+
 import logging
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
 if sys.version_info.major == 3:
     unicode = str
 
@@ -49,29 +52,32 @@ def upload(report):
 
     if config[':proto'] == 'https':
         ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
-        ctx.load_cert_chain(certfile=config[':ssl_cert'], keyfile=config[':ssl_key'])
+        ctx.load_cert_chain(certfile=config[':ssl_cert'],
+                            keyfile=config[':ssl_key'])
         if config[':ssl_ca']:
-          ctx.load_verify_locations(cafile=config[':ssl_ca'])
+            ctx.load_verify_locations(cafile=config[':ssl_ca'])
         connection = HTTPSConnection(config[':host'],
                 port=config[':port'], context=ctx)
     else:
-        connection = HTTPConnection(config[':host'],
-                port=config[':port'])
+        connection = HTTPConnection(config[':host'], port=config[':port'
+                                    ])
         if ':username' in config and ':password' in config:
-            token = base64.b64encode('{}:{}'.format(config[':username'],
-                                                    config[':password']))
-            headers['Authorization'] = 'Basic {}'.format(token)
+            token = base64.b64encode('{}:{}'.format(config[':username'
+                    ], config[':password']).encode('utf-8'))
+            headers['Authorization'] = \
+                'Basic {}'.format(token.decode('utf-8'))
 
     connection.request('POST', '/salt/api/v2/jobs/upload',
-            json.dumps(report), headers)
+                       json.dumps(report), headers)
     response = connection.getresponse()
 
     if response.status == 200:
         write_last_uploaded(report['job']['job_id'])
-        info_msg = 'Success {0}: {1}'.format(report['job']['job_id'], response.read())
+        info_msg = 'Success {0}: {1}'.format(report['job']['job_id'],
+                response.read())
         log.info(info_msg)
     else:
-        log.error("Unable to upload job - aborting report upload")
+        log.error('Unable to upload job - aborting report upload')
         log.error(response.read())
 
 
@@ -79,33 +85,24 @@ def create_report(json_str):
     msg = json.loads(json_str)
 
     if msg['fun'] == 'state.highstate':
-        return {'job':
-             {
-               'result': {
-                 msg['id']: msg['return'],
-               },
-               'function': 'state.highstate',
-               'job_id': msg['jid']
-             }
-           }
+        return {'job': {'result': {msg['id']: msg['return']},
+                'function': 'state.highstate', 'job_id': msg['jid']}}
     elif msg['fun'] == 'state.template_str':
-        for key, entry in msg['return'].items():
-            if key.startswith('module_') and entry['__id__'] == 'state.highstate':
-                return {'job':
-                     {
-                       'result': {
-                         msg['id']: next(iter(entry['changes'].values())),
-                       },
-                       'function': 'state.highstate',
-                       'job_id': msg['jid']
-                     }
-                   }
+
+        for (key, entry) in msg['return'].items():
+            if key.startswith('module_') and entry['__id__'] \
+                == 'state.highstate':
+                return {'job': {'result': {msg['id'
+                        ]: next(iter(entry['changes'].values()))},
+                        'function': 'state.highstate',
+                        'job_id': msg['jid']}}
+
     raise Exception('No state.highstate found')
 
 
 def get_lock():
     if os.path.isfile(LOCK_FILE):
-        raise Exception("Unable to obtain lock.")
+        raise Exception('Unable to obtain lock.')
     else:
         io.open(LOCK_FILE, 'w+').close()
 
@@ -121,14 +118,14 @@ def now(highstate):
     highstate :
         dictionary containing a highstate (generated by a Salt reactor)
     '''
+
     log.debug('Upload highstate to Foreman')
 
     try:
         report = create_report(base64.b64decode(highstate))
         get_lock()
         upload(report)
-    except Exception as exc:
+    except Exception, exc:
         log.error('Exception encountered: %s', exc)
     finally:
         release_lock()
-