diff --git a/mbed/mbed.py b/mbed/mbed.py
index 3665caea..32625e0f 100755
--- a/mbed/mbed.py
+++ b/mbed/mbed.py
@@ -2326,7 +2326,10 @@ def publish(all_refs=None, msg=None, top=True):
         if msg:
             repo.commit(msg)
         else:
-            raw_input('Press enter to commit and publish: ')
+            if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
+                input('Press enter to commit and publish: ')
+            else:
+                raw_input('Press enter to commit and publish: ')
             repo.commit()
 
     try: