diff --git a/bazarr/analytics.py b/bazarr/analytics.py
index 51e4e3770..2dd5274ad 100644
--- a/bazarr/analytics.py
+++ b/bazarr/analytics.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import base64
 import random
 import platform
 import os
+import logging
+import codecs
 
 from pyga.requests import Event, Page, Tracker, Session, Visitor, Config
 from pyga.entities import CustomVariable
@@ -29,11 +31,11 @@ def track_event(category=None, action=None, label=None):
 
     try:
         if settings.analytics.visitor:
-            visitor = pickle.loads(base64.b64decode(settings.analytics.visitor), encoding='utf-8')
-        if visitor.user_agent is None:
-            visitor.user_agent = os.environ.get("SZ_USER_AGENT")
-        if visitor.unique_id > int(0x7fffffff):
-            visitor.unique_id = random.randint(0, 0x7fffffff)
+            visitor = pickle.loads(codecs.decode(settings.analytics.visitor.encode(), "base64"))
+            if visitor.user_agent is None:
+                visitor.user_agent = os.environ.get("SZ_USER_AGENT")
+            if visitor.unique_id > int(0x7fffffff):
+                visitor.unique_id = random.randint(0, 0x7fffffff)
     except:
         visitor = Visitor()
         visitor.unique_id = random.randint(0, 0x7fffffff)
@@ -56,8 +58,9 @@ def track_event(category=None, action=None, label=None):
     try:
         tracker.track_event(event, session, visitor)
     except:
+        logging.debug("BAZARR unable to track event.")
         pass
     else:
-        settings.analytics.visitor = base64.b64encode(pickle.dumps(visitor))
+        settings.analytics.visitor = codecs.encode(pickle.dumps(visitor), "base64").decode()
         with open(os.path.join(args.config_dir, 'config', 'config.ini'), 'w+') as handle:
             settings.write(handle)
diff --git a/libs/pyga/requests.py b/libs/pyga/requests.py
index 72e4bc953..2497c857d 100644
--- a/libs/pyga/requests.py
+++ b/libs/pyga/requests.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import calendar
 from math import floor
 from pyga.entities import Campaign, CustomVariable, Event, Item, Page, Session, SocialInteraction, Transaction, Visitor
 import pyga.utils as utils
+from six import itervalues
 try:
     from urllib import urlencode
     from urllib2 import Request as urllib_request
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ class Request(GIFRequest):
             x10.clear_key(self.X10_CUSTOMVAR_VALUE_PROJCT_ID)
             x10.clear_key(self.X10_CUSTOMVAR_SCOPE_PROJECT_ID)
 
-            for cvar in custom_vars.itervalues():
+            for cvar in itervalues(custom_vars):
                 name = utils.encode_uri_components(cvar.name)
                 value = utils.encode_uri_components(cvar.value)
                 x10.set_key(