diff --git a/firebase/__init__.py b/firebase/__init__.py
index 81e94a6..24a598e 100644
--- a/firebase/__init__.py
+++ b/firebase/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import requests
-import urlparse #for urlparse and urljoin
+import urllib.parse #for urlparse and urljoin
 import os #for os.path.dirname
 import json #for dumps