diff --git a/flashcards/models.py b/flashcards/models.py
index 5dd70b0..4551740 100644
--- a/flashcards/models.py
+++ b/flashcards/models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from math import log1p
 from math import exp
 from datetime import timedelta
 
-from gcm import GCM, gcm
+from gcm import gcm
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser, UserManager
 from django.contrib.auth.tokens import default_token_generator
 from django.core.cache import cache
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ class User(AbstractUser, SimpleEmailConfirmationUserMixin):
                   "noreply@flashy.cards", [self.email])
 
     def notify(self):
-        gcm = GCM(GCM_API_KEY)
+        gcm_ctx = gcm.GCM(GCM_API_KEY)
         try:
-            gcm.plaintext_request(
+            gcm_ctx.plaintext_request(
                 registration_id=self.registration_id,
                 data={'poop': 'data'}
             )