diff --git a/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py b/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
index e7619fbce4..a6c995c7ed 100644
--- a/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
+++ b/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ PSTATUS = chr(18)      # ping server or portal status
 SRESET = chr(19)       # shutdown server in reset mode
 
 # requirements
-PYTHON_MIN = '3.5'
+PYTHON_MIN = '3.7'
 TWISTED_MIN = '18.0.0'
 DJANGO_MIN = '1.11'
 DJANGO_REC = '1.11'