diff --git a/src/milla/__init__.py b/src/milla/__init__.py
index 4d03d24..f8334b3 100644
--- a/src/milla/__init__.py
+++ b/src/milla/__init__.py
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ from milla.app import *
 from milla.auth.decorators import *
 from webob.exc import *
 import webob
-import urllib
 try:
     import urllib.parse
-except ImportError:
+except ImportError: #pragma: no cover
+    import urllib
     import urlparse
     urllib.parse = urlparse
-
+    urllib.parse.urlencode = urllib.urlencode #@UndefinedVariable
 
 def allow(*methods):
     '''Specify the allowed HTTP verbs for a controller callable
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Request(webob.Request):
         url = self._merge_url(self.script_name, path)
 
         if keywords:
-            url += '?' + urllib.urlencode(keywords)
+            url += '?' + urllib.parse.urlencode(keywords)
 
         return url
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Request(webob.Request):
         url = self._merge_url(self.application_url, path)
         
         if keywords:
-            url += '?' + urllib.urlencode(keywords)
+            url += '?' + urllib.parse.urlencode(keywords)
         
         return url