diff --git a/jrnl/Entry.py b/jrnl/Entry.py
index 5fbdeb15..32c76b12 100644
--- a/jrnl/Entry.py
+++ b/jrnl/Entry.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Entry:
         )
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<Entry '{}' on {}>".format(self.title.strip(), self.date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"))
+        return "<Entry '{0}' on {1}>".format(self.title.strip(), self.date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"))
 
     def to_dict(self):
         return {
diff --git a/jrnl/Journal.py b/jrnl/Journal.py
index 61d6c618..11b31952 100644
--- a/jrnl/Journal.py
+++ b/jrnl/Journal.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class Journal(object):
         return self.__unicode__()
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<Journal with {} entries>".format(len(self.entries))
+        return "<Journal with {0} entries>".format(len(self.entries))
 
     def write(self, filename=None):
         """Dumps the journal into the config file, overwriting it"""
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class Journal(object):
                         for m in matches:
                             date = e.date.strftime(self.config['timeformat'])
                             excerpt = e.body[m.start():min(len(e.body), m.end()+60)]
-                            res.append('{} {} ..'.format(date, excerpt))
+                            res.append('{0} {1} ..'.format(date, excerpt))
                     e.body = "\n".join(res)
             else:
                 for e in self.entries:
diff --git a/jrnl/exporters.py b/jrnl/exporters.py
index 42126802..7d2eaa93 100644
--- a/jrnl/exporters.py
+++ b/jrnl/exporters.py
@@ -87,16 +87,16 @@ def export(journal, format, output=None):
             try:
                 with open(output, 'w') as f:
                     f.write(content)
-                return "[Journal exported to {}]".format(output)
+                return "[Journal exported to {0}]".format(output)
             except IOError as e:
-                return "[ERROR: {} {}]".format(e.filename, e.strerror)
+                return "[ERROR: {0} {1}]".format(e.filename, e.strerror)
         else:
             return content
 
 def write_files(journal, path, format):
     """Turns your journal into separate files for each entry.
     Format should be either json, md or txt."""
-    make_filename = lambda entry: e.date.strftime("%C-%m-%d_{}.{}".format(slugify(u(e.title)), format))
+    make_filename = lambda entry: e.date.strftime("%C-%m-%d_{0}.{1}".format(slugify(u(e.title)), format))
     for e in journal.entries:
         full_path = os.path.join(path, make_filename(e))
         if format == 'json':
@@ -107,4 +107,4 @@ def write_files(journal, path, format):
             content = u(e)
         with open(full_path, 'w') as f:
             f.write(content)
-    return "[Journal exported individual files in {}]".format(path)
+    return "[Journal exported individual files in {0}]".format(path)
diff --git a/jrnl/jrnl.py b/jrnl/jrnl.py
index 7f30ad49..639e33d0 100755
--- a/jrnl/jrnl.py
+++ b/jrnl/jrnl.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def cli(manual_args=None):
             try:
                 config = json.load(f)
             except ValueError as e:
-                util.prompt("[There seems to be something wrong with your jrnl config at {}: {}]".format(CONFIG_PATH, e.message))
+                util.prompt("[There seems to be something wrong with your jrnl config at {0}: {1}]".format(CONFIG_PATH, e.message))
                 util.prompt("[Entry was NOT added to your journal]")
                 sys.exit(1)
         install.update_config(config, config_path=CONFIG_PATH)
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def cli(manual_args=None):
            "entries" in os.listdir(config['journal']):
             journal = Journal.DayOne(**config)
         else:
-            util.prompt("[Error: {} is a directory, but doesn't seem to be a DayOne journal either.".format(config['journal']))
+            util.prompt("[Error: {0} is a directory, but doesn't seem to be a DayOne journal either.".format(config['journal']))
             sys.exit(1)
     else:
         journal = Journal.Journal(**config)