diff --git a/lib/JSONloops.js b/lib/JSONloops.js
index 73b8120..9ab36b1 100644
--- a/lib/JSONloops.js
+++ b/lib/JSONloops.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ JSONloops.start = function (options) {
 var Looper = require('./JSONloops/looper').Looper,
 fs = require('fs'),
 colors = require('colors'),
-sys = require('sys');
+util = require('util');
 
 //var song = fs.readFileSync('./loops/metronome.json');
 
diff --git a/lib/JSONloops/looper.js b/lib/JSONloops/looper.js
index fc6f0da..ad2af26 100644
--- a/lib/JSONloops/looper.js
+++ b/lib/JSONloops/looper.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 
 
-var sys = require('sys'),
+var util = require('util'),
     colors = require('colors'),
     play = require('../../vendor/play'),
     fs = require('fs'),
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ var Looper = function ( loop, drums, options ) {
 
 
 // Extend Looper with the EventEmitter class
-sys.inherits(Looper, events.EventEmitter);
+util.inherits(Looper, events.EventEmitter);
 
 Looper.prototype.start = function ( ) {
   this.paused = false;
diff --git a/vendor/play.js b/vendor/play.js
index 5f548cd..38d23a4 100644
--- a/vendor/play.js
+++ b/vendor/play.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if(typeof exports === 'undefined'){
 }
 else{
 
-  var sys = require('sys')
+  var util = require('util')
     , http = require('http')
     , colors = require('./color');