diff --git a/src/gapi/__init__.py b/src/gapi/__init__.py
index 1a0df259..e2be542a 100644
--- a/src/gapi/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gapi/__init__.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def call(service,
       if http_status == -1:
         # The error detail indicated that we should retry this request
         # We'll refresh credentials and make another pass
-        service._http.request.credentials.refresh(transport.create_http())
+        service._http.credentials.refresh(transport.create_http())
         continue
       if http_status == 0:
         return None
diff --git a/src/gapi/__init___test.py b/src/gapi/__init___test.py
index 540ce11f..cd1aae4d 100644
--- a/src/gapi/__init___test.py
+++ b/src/gapi/__init___test.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class GapiTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_service, self.mock_method_name, soft_errors=True)
     self.assertEqual(response, fake_200_response)
     self.assertEqual(
-        self.mock_service._http.request.credentials.refresh.call_count, 1)
+        self.mock_service._http.credentials.refresh.call_count, 1)
     self.assertEqual(self.mock_method.return_value.execute.call_count, 2)
 
   def test_call_throws_for_provided_reason(self):