diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index b635477..872dd8e 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ nmap " :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
 "" SnipMate settings
 "=====================================================
 let g:snippets_dir='~/.vim/vim-snippets/snippets'
+let g:snipMate = {'snippet_version' : 1}
 
 "=====================================================
 "" Riv.vim settings
@@ -151,8 +152,8 @@ let g:riv_disable_folding=1
 "=====================================================
 
 " python executables for different plugins
-let g:pymode_python='python'
-let g:syntastic_python_python_exec='python'
+let g:pymode_python='python3'
+let g:syntastic_python_python_exec='python3'
 
 " rope
 let g:pymode_rope=0
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ let g:syntastic_error_symbol='X'
 let g:syntastic_style_error_symbol='X'
 let g:syntastic_warning_symbol='x'
 let g:syntastic_style_warning_symbol='x'
-let g:syntastic_python_checkers=['flake8', 'pydocstyle', 'python']
+let g:syntastic_python_checkers=['flake8', 'pydocstyle', 'python3']
 
 " YouCompleteMe
 set completeopt-=preview