diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 43281e93..2a9208cc 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Requests: HTTP for Humans
 =========================
 
 
-.. image:: https://secure.travis-ci.org/kennethreitz/requests.png?branch=master
-		:target: https://secure.travis-ci.org/kennethreitz/requests
+.. image:: https://secure.travis-ci.org/kennethreitz/requests.png?branch=develop
+        :target: https://secure.travis-ci.org/kennethreitz/requests
 
 Requests is an ISC Licensed HTTP library, written in Python, for human
 beings.
diff --git a/requests/models.py b/requests/models.py
index 7eb3efe7..40187244 100644
--- a/requests/models.py
+++ b/requests/models.py
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ requests.models
 This module contains the primary objects that power Requests.
 """
 
-import json
 import os
 from datetime import datetime
 
+try:
+    import simplejson as json
+except ImportError:
+    import json
+
 from .hooks import dispatch_hook, HOOKS
 from .structures import CaseInsensitiveDict
 from .status_codes import codes