diff --git a/watch/watch.py b/watch/watch.py
index f67dbe45..6410dfab 100644
--- a/watch/watch.py
+++ b/watch/watch.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import http
 import json
 import pydoc
+import sys
 
 from kubernetes import client
 
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@
 TYPE_LIST_SUFFIX = "List"
 
 
+PY2 = sys.version_info[0] == 2
+if PY2:
+    import httplib
+    HTTP_STATUS_GONE = httplib.GONE
+else:
+    import http
+    HTTP_STATUS_GONE = http.HTTPStatus.GONE
+
+
 class SimpleNamespace:
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
@@ -158,7 +167,7 @@ def stream(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
                             # Current request expired, let's retry,
                             # but only if we have not already retried.
                             if not retry_after_410 and \
-                                    obj['code'] == http.HTTPStatus.GONE:
+                                    obj['code'] == HTTP_STATUS_GONE:
                                 retry_after_410 = True
                                 break
                             else: