diff --git a/requests/__init__.py b/requests/__init__.py
index ef1b3728..0378ff46 100644
--- a/requests/__init__.py
+++ b/requests/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+import packages
 from .core import *
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requests/packages/poster/__init__.py b/requests/packages/poster/__init__.py
index 857eb015..8d7e879c 100644
--- a/requests/packages/poster/__init__.py
+++ b/requests/packages/poster/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ New releases of poster will always have a version number that compares greater
 than an older version of poster.
 New in version 0.6."""
 
-import poster.streaminghttp
-import poster.encode
+import streaminghttp
+import encode
 
 version = (0, 8, 0) # Thanks JP!