diff --git a/server/README b/server/README
index c3b5b532..17042b4d 100644
--- a/server/README
+++ b/server/README
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ INSTALL
 
 2. install bitcoin-abe : https://github.com/jtobey/bitcoin-abe
 
-3. download bitcoin-python: https://github.com/toomanysecrets0/bitcoin-python
+3. download bitcoin-python: https://github.com/laanwj/bitcoin-python
    patch it with bitcoinrpc_connection.py.diff
 
 4. launch the server:  nohup python -u server.py > /var/log/electrum.log &
diff --git a/server/server.py b/server/server.py
index fd13130e..bb939f54 100755
--- a/server/server.py
+++ b/server/server.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Todo:
 
 import time, socket, operator, thread, ast, sys,re
 import psycopg2, binascii
-import bitcoin
+import bitcoinrpc
 
 from Abe.abe import hash_to_address, decode_check_address
 from Abe.DataStore import DataStore as Datastore_class
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ class MyStore(Datastore_class):
 
 
 def send_tx(tx):
-    import bitcoin
-    conn = bitcoin.connect_to_local()
+    import bitcoinrpc
+    conn = bitcoinrpc.connect_to_local()
     try:
         v = conn.importtransaction(tx)
     except:
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ ds = BCDataStream.BCDataStream()
 
 def memorypool_update(store):
 
-    conn = bitcoin.connect_to_local()
+    conn = bitcoinrpc.connect_to_local()
     try:
         v = conn.getmemorypool()
     except: