diff --git a/rollbar/__init__.py b/rollbar/__init__.py
index 2ec18d2c..cc0c1344 100644
--- a/rollbar/__init__.py
+++ b/rollbar/__init__.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     del ImproperlyConfigured
 
 try:
-    from werkzeug.wrappers import BaseRequest as WerkzeugRequest
+    from werkzeug.wrappers import Request as WerkzeugRequest
 except (ImportError, SyntaxError):
     WerkzeugRequest = None