diff --git a/dev-python/basho-erlastic/basho-erlastic-2.1.1.ebuild b/dev-python/basho-erlastic/basho-erlastic-2.1.1.ebuild
index 4985dad88ade8..e0fe0085086d2 100644
--- a/dev-python/basho-erlastic/basho-erlastic-2.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/basho-erlastic/basho-erlastic-2.1.1.ebuild
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
-DESCRIPTION="Erlang binary term codec and port interface."
+DESCRIPTION="Erlang binary term codec and port interface"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/basho/python-erlastic/"
 SRC_URI="mirror://pypi/${PN:0:1}/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"