diff --git a/flask_rethinkdb/__init__.py b/flask_rethinkdb/__init__.py
index 43fb155..10ddd96 100644
--- a/flask_rethinkdb/__init__.py
+++ b/flask_rethinkdb/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import rethinkdb as r
+from rethinkdb import r
 from flask import current_app
 
 
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 9c7c017..1083058 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
-import rethinkdb as r
+from rethinkdb import r
 from rethinkdb.errors import RqlDriverError, RqlRuntimeError
 
 from flask import Flask