diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 880ce1b..42c8940 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@
             'Environment :: Web Environment',
             'Topic :: Utilities',
             ],
-        requires=['urllib3', 'requests']
+        install_requires=['urllib3', 'requests']
     )