diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/statsd.rb b/lib/vmpooler/statsd.rb
index ac2ccc2..94a4065 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/statsd.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/statsd.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module Vmpooler
       host    = params["server"]
       @port    = params["port"]   || 8125
       @prefix = params["prefix"] || 'vmpooler'
-      @server = Statsd.new(host, @port)
+      @server = ::Statsd.new(host, @port)
     end
 
     def increment(label)