diff --git a/pype/plugins/ftrack/publish/integrate_ftrack_api.py b/pype/plugins/ftrack/publish/integrate_ftrack_api.py
index 9f03466af0..709a08de9c 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/ftrack/publish/integrate_ftrack_api.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/ftrack/publish/integrate_ftrack_api.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os
-
+import sys
 import pyblish.api
 import clique
 
@@ -26,15 +26,26 @@ class IntegrateFtrackApi(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             str: String query to use with "session.query"
         """
         queries = []
-        for key, value in data.iteritems():
-            if not isinstance(value, (basestring, int)):
-                self.log.info(value)
-                if "id" in value.keys():
-                    queries.append(
-                        "{0}.id is \"{1}\"".format(key, value["id"])
-                    )
-            else:
-                queries.append("{0} is \"{1}\"".format(key, value))
+        if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
+            for key, value in data.iteritems():
+                if not isinstance(value, (basestring, int)):
+                    self.log.info(value)
+                    if "id" in value.keys():
+                        queries.append(
+                            "{0}.id is \"{1}\"".format(key, value["id"])
+                        )
+                else:
+                    queries.append("{0} is \"{1}\"".format(key, value))
+        else:
+            for key, value in data.items():
+                if not isinstance(value, (str, int)):
+                    self.log.info(value)
+                    if "id" in value.keys():
+                        queries.append(
+                            "{0}.id is \"{1}\"".format(key, value["id"])
+                        )
+                else:
+                    queries.append("{0} is \"{1}\"".format(key, value))
 
         query = (
             "select id from " + entitytype + " where " + " and ".join(queries)