diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/util.py b/confluent_server/confluent/util.py
index ea014c57..0a30255c 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/util.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/util.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import re
 import socket
 import ssl
 import struct
-import subprocess
+import eventlet.green.subprocess as subprocess
 
 
 def run(cmd):