diff --git a/attic/helpers.py b/attic/helpers.py
index ac526698..d8be75b4 100644
--- a/attic/helpers.py
+++ b/attic/helpers.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import attic.chunker
 import attic.crypto
 
-
 class Error(Exception):
     """Error base class"""
 
diff --git a/attic/remote.py b/attic/remote.py
index f2a0aed0..90ad686f 100644
--- a/attic/remote.py
+++ b/attic/remote.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def serve(self):
         fcntl.fcntl(sys.stdout.fileno(), fcntl.F_SETFL, fl & ~os.O_NONBLOCK)
         unpacker = msgpack.Unpacker(use_list=False)
         while True:
-            r, w, es = select.select([sys.stdin], [], [], 10)
+            r, w, es = self.t.select([sys.stdin], [], [], 10)
             if r:
                 data = os.read(sys.stdin.fileno(), BUFSIZE)
                 if not data:
@@ -312,4 +312,4 @@ def get_many(self, keys):
 def cache_if_remote(repository):
     if isinstance(repository, RemoteRepository):
         return RepositoryCache(repository)
-    return repository
\ No newline at end of file
+    return repository