diff --git a/bin/cl-consoled b/bin/cl-consoled
index a6c91c8..54a38a3 100755
--- a/bin/cl-consoled
+++ b/bin/cl-consoled
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 
-from __future__ import print_function
 from importlib import reload
 import socket
 import sys, pwd, os
diff --git a/pym/console/application/cert_func.py b/pym/console/application/cert_func.py
index 2c6a511..7f164d3 100644
--- a/pym/console/application/cert_func.py
+++ b/pym/console/application/cert_func.py
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ def client_get_cert(cert_path, args):
                 (OpenSSL.SSL.FILETYPE_PEM, ca_root)
             Issuer = certobj.get_issuer().get_components()
             for item in Issuer:
-                if item[0] == 'CN':
-                    filename = item[1]
+                if item[0] == b'CN':
+                    filename = item[1].decode("UTF-8")
 
             fc = open(root_cert_md5, "a")
             fc.write('%s %s\n' % (md5sum, filename))
diff --git a/pym/console/application/cert_verify.py b/pym/console/application/cert_verify.py
index 32438c3..3c70ce5 100644
--- a/pym/console/application/cert_verify.py
+++ b/pym/console/application/cert_verify.py
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ def verify(server_cert, crl_path, flag):
     Issuer = certobj.get_issuer().get_components()
     CN, L = None, None
     for i in Issuer:
-        if i[0] == 'CN':
-            CN = i[1]
-        elif i[0] == 'L':
-            L = i[1]
+        if i[0] == b'CN':
+            CN = i[1].decode("UTF-8")
+        elif i[0] == b'L':
+            L = i[1].decode("UTF-8")
 
     if CN and len(CN) > 2:
         crl_file = crl_path + CN
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ def verify(server_cert, crl_path, flag):
     for rvk in revoked_objects:
         if serverSerial == int(rvk.get_serial(), 16):
             print(_("This certificate has been revoked!"))
-            print(_("Serial") + _(': %s\n') % rvk.get_serial() + _(
-                "Revoke date") + _(': %s') % rvk.get_rev_date())
+            print(_("Serial") + _(': %s\n') % rvk.get_serial().decode("UTF-8") + _(
+                "Revoke date") + _(': %s') % rvk.get_rev_date().decode("UTF-8"))
 
             raise VerifyError('CRL Exception')
     return 0
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ def get_CRL(path_to_cert):
         Subject = certobj.get_subject().get_components()
         last_subj = ""
         for subj in Subject:
-            if subj[0] == 'L':
-                url = "https://" + subj[1] + "/?wsdl"
-            if subj[0] == 'CN':
-                CN = subj[1]
+            if subj[0] == b'L':
+                url = "https://" + subj[1].decode("UTF-8") + "/?wsdl"
+            if subj[0] == b'CN':
+                CN = subj[1].decode("UTF-8")
             last_subj = subj
 
         if url:
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def get_CRL(path_to_cert):
                 if CN and len(CN) > 2:
                     CRL_file = CRL_path + CN
                 else:
-                    host = last_subj[1].split(':')[0]
+                    host = last_subj[1].split(b':')[0].decode("UTF-8")
                     CRL_file = CRL_path + host
                 if new_crl == ' ':
                     open(CRL_file, 'w').close()
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ def find_ca_in_crl(CRL_path, all_ca_certs_list):
         Issuer = certobj.get_issuer().get_components()
         CN = ""
         for item in Issuer:
-            if item[0] == 'CN':
-                CN = item[1]
+            if item[0] == b'CN':
+                CN = item[1].decode("UTF-8")
         serverSerial = certobj.get_serial_number()
         CRL = CRL_path + CN
         if not os.path.exists(CRL):
diff --git a/pym/console/application/client_class.py b/pym/console/application/client_class.py
index d2599b8..fced254 100644
--- a/pym/console/application/client_class.py
+++ b/pym/console/application/client_class.py
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ class CheckingClientHTTPSConnection(httplib.HTTPSConnection):
                     OpenSSL.SSL.FILETYPE_PEM, cert)
                 Issuer = certobj.get_issuer().get_components()
                 for item in Issuer:
-                    if item[0] == 'CN':
-                        filename = item[1]
+                    if item[0] == b'CN':
+                        filename = item[1].decode("UTF-8")
 
                 fc = open(root_cert_md5, "a")
                 fc.write('%s %s\n' % (md5sum, filename))