diff --git a/manifest_xml.py b/manifest_xml.py
index b6f7547..817a1c8 100644
--- a/manifest_xml.py
+++ b/manifest_xml.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   import imp
   import urlparse
   urllib = imp.new_module('urllib')
-  urllib.parse = urlparse.urlparse
+  urllib.parse = urlparse
 
 from git_config import GitConfig
 from git_refs import R_HEADS, HEAD
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index ff0cf3a..002d05f 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   import urlparse
   import xmlrpclib
   urllib = imp.new_module('urllib')
-  urllib.parse = urlparse.urlparse
+  urllib.parse = urlparse
   xmlrpc = imp.new_module('xmlrpc')
   xmlrpc.client = xmlrpclib
 
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@
                   file=sys.stderr)
           else:
             try:
-              parse_result = urllib.parse(manifest_server)
+              parse_result = urllib.parse.urlparse(manifest_server)
               if parse_result.hostname:
                 username, _account, password = \
                   info.authenticators(parse_result.hostname)