diff --git a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
index b2311b0..4e2af76 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 import netaddr
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
+import six
 from tempest_lib import auth
 from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 import yaml
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@
         that things like tenantId didn't drift across versions.
         """
         LOG.info("checking users")
-        for name, user in self.users.iteritems():
+        for name, user in six.iteritems(self.users):
             client = keystone_admin()
             found = client.identity.get_user(user['id'])
             self.assertEqual(found['name'], user['name'])