diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fad59902..993a1e80 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ byobu (5.103) unreleased; urgency=medium
     usr/share/man/man1/Makefile.am, usr/share/man/man1/purge-old-
     kernels.1:
     - move purge-old-kernels over from bikeshed into byobu
+  * usr/lib/byobu/include/select-session.py: LP: #1550687
+    - make sure input/eval is compatible with both python2 and 3
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:30:00 -0600
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/include/select-session.py b/usr/lib/byobu/include/select-session.py
index 553289a8..3e21e164 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/include/select-session.py
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/include/select-session.py
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ if len(sessions) > 1:
 			sys.stdout.write("  %d. %s\n" % (i, s))
 			i += 1
 		try:
-			choice = int(eval(input("\nChoose 1-%d [1]: " % (i - 1))))
+			try:
+				choice = int(input("\nChoose 1-%d [1]: " % (i - 1)))
+			except:
+				choice = int(eval(input("\nChoose 1-%d [1]: " % (i - 1))))
 			if choice >= 1 and choice < i:
 				break
 			else: