diff --git a/tests/test-l7.py b/tests/test-l7.py
index e5f473b56..d7854a1df 100755
--- a/tests/test-l7.py
+++ b/tests/test-l7.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 # Copyright (c) 2015, 2016 Nicira, Inc.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -15,9 +16,13 @@
 import argparse
 import socket
 
-from BaseHTTPServer import HTTPServer
-from SimpleHTTPServer import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
-from SocketServer import TCPServer
+try:  # Python 2.7
+    from BaseHTTPServer import HTTPServer
+    from SimpleHTTPServer import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
+    from SocketServer import TCPServer
+except:
+    from http.server import HTTPServer, SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
+    from socketserver import TCPServer
 
 
 class TCPServerV6(HTTPServer):
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ def get_tftpd():
             def serve_forever(self):
                 self.listen(self.ip, self.port)
         server = [OVSTFTPServer, None, TftpShared.DEF_TFTP_PORT]
-    except ImportError:
+    except (ImportError, SyntaxError):
         server = None
         pass
     return server
@@ -78,9 +83,9 @@ def main():
 
     protocols = [srv for srv in SERVERS if SERVERS[srv] is not None]
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-            description='Run basic application servers.')
+        description='Run basic application servers.')
     parser.add_argument('proto', default='http', nargs='?',
-            help='protocol to serve (%s)' % protocols)
+                        help='protocol to serve (%s)' % protocols)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     if args.proto not in protocols: