diff --git a/lib/entropy/db/mysql.py b/lib/entropy/db/mysql.py
index 903ac8483..d3eaae0e8 100644
--- a/lib/entropy/db/mysql.py
+++ b/lib/entropy/db/mysql.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class MySQLCursorWrapper(SQLCursorWrapper):
     def __init__(self, cursor, exceptions, errno):
         self._errno = errno
         self._conn_wr = cursor.connection
-        SQLCursorWrapper.__init__(self, cursor, exceptions)
+        super(MySQLCursorWrapper, self).__init__(cursor, exceptions)
 
     def _proxy_call(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
diff --git a/lib/entropy/db/sqlite.py b/lib/entropy/db/sqlite.py
index 8b4c182bd..08afd6b67 100644
--- a/lib/entropy/db/sqlite.py
+++ b/lib/entropy/db/sqlite.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class SQLiteCursorWrapper(SQLCursorWrapper):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, cursor, exceptions):
-        SQLCursorWrapper.__init__(self, cursor, exceptions)
+        super(SQLiteCursorWrapper, self).__init__(cursor, exceptions)
 
     def execute(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return self._proxy_call(self._cur.execute, *args, **kwargs)