diff --git a/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/methods.py b/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/methods.py
index 39a11aeb4..aae699a08 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/methods.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/methods.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class RepositoryMixin:
         @type mask_clear: bool
         """
         repo_cache = getattr(self, "_repodb_cache", {})
-        for item, val in repo_cache.items():
+        for item, val in list(repo_cache.items()): # list() -> python3 support
             repository_id, root = item
             # in-memory repositories cannot be closed
             # otherwise everything will be lost, to
diff --git a/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/trigger.py b/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/trigger.py
index 03b5f18a9..59457768e 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/trigger.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/trigger.py
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class Trigger:
         entropy_sh = const_convert_to_rawstring(entropy_sh)
         tmp_fd, tmp_path = tempfile.mkstemp()
         with os.fdopen(tmp_fd, "ab+") as tr_f:
-            tr_f.write(self._pkgdata['trigger'])
+            tr_f.write(const_convert_to_rawstring(self._pkgdata['trigger']))
             tr_f.flush()
             tr_f.seek(0)
             interpreter = tr_f.read(128)