diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34ca2fd..78be4e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1035,6 +1035,8 @@ The important point is that **Python does not communicate directly with the UPS*
 It communicates with the NUT server through a Python client:
 
 ```python
+from PyNUTClient import PyNUT
+
 client = PyNUT.PyNUTClient(host="127.0.0.1")
 values = client.GetUPSVars("BX950MI")
 ```
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 161cdfc..e99150f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PyNUTClient
+PyNUTClient>=2.8.5
 rrdtool
 
 # The NUT server and USB driver are still required to communicate with the UPS.
diff --git a/ups2rrd.py b/ups2rrd.py
index 5127125..6fc3d6a 100644
--- a/ups2rrd.py
+++ b/ups2rrd.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ import os
 import sys
 import time
 
-import PyNUT
 import rrdtool
+from PyNUTClient import PyNUT
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------