diff --git a/security/tinc/Makefile b/security/tinc/Makefile
index e4dfd1610..ed3e2d27a 100644
--- a/security/tinc/Makefile
+++ b/security/tinc/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PLUGIN_NAME=		tinc
 PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.4
-PLUGIN_REVISION=	2
+PLUGIN_REVISION=	3
 PLUGIN_COMMENT=		Tinc VPN
 PLUGIN_DEPENDS=		tinc
 PLUGIN_MAINTAINER=	ad@opnsense.org
diff --git a/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/generate_keypair.py b/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/generate_keypair.py
index fa3ec9859..9468cd9ca 100755
--- a/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/generate_keypair.py
+++ b/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/generate_keypair.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/python2.7
+#!/usr/local/bin/python3
 
 """
-    Copyright (c) 2016 Ad Schellevis <ad@opnsense.org>
+    Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Ad Schellevis <ad@opnsense.org>
     All rights reserved.
 
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/list_ciphers.py b/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/list_ciphers.py
index 48615280d..244491048 100755
--- a/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/list_ciphers.py
+++ b/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/list_ciphers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/python2.7
+#!/usr/local/bin/python3
 
 """
-    Copyright (c) 2016 Ad Schellevis <ad@opnsense.org>
+    Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Ad Schellevis <ad@opnsense.org>
     All rights reserved.
 
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ response = dict()
 p = Popen(['/usr/bin/openssl','enc', '-help'],stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, bufsize=-1)
 output, error = p.communicate()
 cipher_section = False
-for line in error.split('\n'):
+for line in error.decode().split('\n'):
     if line.find('Cipher Types') == 0:
         cipher_section = True
         continue
diff --git a/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/tincd.py b/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/tincd.py
index 9c111e2b5..30676c173 100755
--- a/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/tincd.py
+++ b/security/tinc/src/opnsense/scripts/OPNsense/Tinc/tincd.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#!/usr/local/bin/python2.7
+#!/usr/local/bin/python3
 
 """
-    Copyright (c) 2016 Ad Schellevis <ad@opnsense.org>
+    Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Ad Schellevis <ad@opnsense.org>
     All rights reserved.
 
     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def read_config(config_filename):
     return result
 
 def deploy(config_filename):
-    interfaces = (subprocess.check_output(['/sbin/ifconfig','-l'])).split()
+    interfaces = (subprocess.check_output(['/sbin/ifconfig','-l'])).decode().split()
     networks = read_config(config_filename)
     # remove previous configuration
     os.system('rm -rf /usr/local/etc/tinc')
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def deploy(config_filename):
 
         # configure and rename new tun device, place all in group "tinc" symlink associated tun device
         if interface_name not in interfaces:
-            tundev = subprocess.check_output(['/sbin/ifconfig',interface_type,'create']).split()[0]
+            tundev = subprocess.check_output(['/sbin/ifconfig',interface_type,'create']).decode().split()[0]
             subprocess.call(['/sbin/ifconfig',tundev,'name',interface_name])
             subprocess.call(['/sbin/ifconfig',interface_name,'group','tinc'])
             if os.path.islink('/dev/%s' % interface_name):