diff --git a/tempest/cmd/init.py b/tempest/cmd/init.py
index ba1f1fa..f577d9b 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/init.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/init.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
             testr_conf_file.write(testr_conf)
 
     def get_configparser(self, conf_path):
-        config_parse = moves.configparser.SafeConfigParser()
+        config_parse = moves.configparser.ConfigParser()
         config_parse.optionxform = str
         # get any existing values if a config file already exists
         if os.path.isfile(conf_path):
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
index c36c9be..fdeacc2 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
     outfile = sys.stdout
     if update:
         conf_file = _get_config_file()
-        CONF_PARSER = moves.configparser.SafeConfigParser()
+        CONF_PARSER = moves.configparser.ConfigParser()
         CONF_PARSER.optionxform = str
         CONF_PARSER.readfp(conf_file)