diff --git a/src/fts3/rest/client/request.py b/src/fts3/rest/client/request.py
index 2d7b6e205089d9585e939cb3e8b4585c002216e2..8fbcf2d41dcf615cca9371a16fb2c889d3e7037a 100644
--- a/src/fts3/rest/client/request.py
+++ b/src/fts3/rest/client/request.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import requests
 import tempfile
 from exceptions import *
 import os
+import urllib3
 
 
 class Request(object):
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class Request(object):
         self.verify = verify
         # Disable the warnings
         if not verify:
-            requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings()
+            urllib3.disable_warnings()
 
         self.connectTimeout = connectTimeout
         self.timeout = timeout