diff --git a/buildman/manager/ephemeral.py b/buildman/manager/ephemeral.py
index 9c99c6f64..824854e94 100644
--- a/buildman/manager/ephemeral.py
+++ b/buildman/manager/ephemeral.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class EphemeralBuilderManager(BaseManager):
       for realm in all_realms.children:
         if not realm.dir:
           self._register_realm(json.loads(realm.value))
-    except KeyError, etcd.KeyError:
+    except (KeyError, etcd.KeyError):
       # no realms have been registered yet
       pass
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class EphemeralBuilderManager(BaseManager):
     try:
       building = yield From(self._etcd_client.read(self._etcd_builder_prefix, recursive=True))
       workers_alive = sum(1 for child in building.children if not child.dir)
-    except KeyError, etcd.KeyError:
+    except (KeyError, etcd.KeyError):
       workers_alive = 0
     except etcd.EtcdException:
       logger.exception('Exception when reading job count from etcd')
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class EphemeralBuilderManager(BaseManager):
 
     try:
       yield From(self._etcd_client.write(job_key, json.dumps(payload), prevExist=False, ttl=ttl))
-    except KeyError, etcd.KeyError:
+    except (KeyError, etcd.KeyError):
       # The job was already taken by someone else, we are probably a retry
       logger.error('Job already exists in etcd, are timeouts misconfigured or is the queue broken?')
       raise Return(False)
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class EphemeralBuilderManager(BaseManager):
     try:
       yield From(self._etcd_client.write(self._etcd_realm_key(realm), realm_spec, prevExist=False,
                                          ttl=ttl))
-    except KeyError, etcd.KeyError:
+    except (KeyError, etcd.KeyError):
       logger.error('Realm already exists in etcd. UUID collision or something is very very wrong.')
       raise Return(False)
     except etcd.EtcdException:
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class EphemeralBuilderManager(BaseManager):
       logger.debug('Sending build %s to newly ready component on realm %s',
                    job.job_details['build_uuid'], build_component.builder_realm)
       yield From(build_component.start_build(job))
-    except KeyError, etcd.KeyError:
+    except (KeyError, etcd.KeyError):
       logger.debug('Builder is asking for more work, but work already completed')
 
   def build_component_disposed(self, build_component, timed_out):