diff --git a/develop_server.sh b/develop_server.sh
index 3ce8c3b..f0bd7d2 100755
--- a/develop_server.sh
+++ b/develop_server.sh
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ function shut_down(){
     PID=$(cat $SRV_PID)
     PROCESS=$(ps -p $PID | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $4}')
     if [[ $PROCESS != "" ]]; then
-      echo "Killing SimpleHTTPServer"
+      echo "Killing http.server"
       kill $PID
     else
       echo "Stale PID, deleting"
     fi
     rm $SRV_PID
   else
-    echo "SimpleHTTPServer PIDFile not found"
+    echo "http.server PIDFile not found"
   fi
 
   if [[ -f $PELICAN_PID ]]; then
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function shut_down(){
 }
 
 function start_up(){
-  echo "Starting up Pelican and SimpleHTTPServer"
+  echo "Starting up Pelican and http.server"
   shift
   $PELICAN --debug --autoreload -r $INPUTDIR -o $OUTPUTDIR -s $CONFFILE $PELICANOPTS &
   echo $! > $PELICAN_PID
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ function start_up(){
     mkdir $OUTPUTDIR
   fi
   cd $OUTPUTDIR
-  python -m SimpleHTTPServer &
+  python3 -m http.server &
   echo $! > $SRV_PID
   cd $BASEDIR
-  sleep 1 && echo 'Pelican and SimpleHTTPServer processes now running in background.'
+  sleep 1 && echo 'Pelican and http.server processes now running in background.'
 }
 
 ###