diff --git a/patroni/scripts/aws.py b/patroni/scripts/aws.py
index 31e7e398..7d18e828 100755
--- a/patroni/scripts/aws.py
+++ b/patroni/scripts/aws.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import sys
 import boto3
 
 from ..utils import Retry, RetryFailedError
-from ..request import get as requests_get
 
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
+from botocore.utils import IMDSFetcher
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ class AWSConnection(object):
         self._retry = Retry(deadline=300, max_delay=30, max_tries=-1, retry_exceptions=(ClientError,))
         try:
             # get the instance id
-            r = requests_get('http://169.254.169.254/latest/dynamic/instance-identity/document', timeout=2.1)
+            fetcher = IMDSFetcher(timeout=2.1)
+            token = fetcher._fetch_metadata_token()
+            r = fetcher._get_request("/latest/dynamic/instance-identity/document", None, token)
         except Exception:
             logger.error('cannot query AWS meta-data')
             return
 
-        if r.status < 400:
+        if r.status_code < 400:
             try:
-                content = json.loads(r.data.decode('utf-8'))
+                content = json.loads(r.text)
                 self.instance_id = content['instanceId']
                 self.region = content['region']
             except Exception:
diff --git a/tests/test_aws.py b/tests/test_aws.py
index 91345f33..c291dbd2 100644
--- a/tests/test_aws.py
+++ b/tests/test_aws.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import botocore
+import botocore.awsrequest
 import sys
 import unittest
-import urllib3
 
-from mock import Mock, patch
+from mock import Mock, PropertyMock, patch
 from collections import namedtuple
 from patroni.scripts.aws import AWSConnection, main as _main
 
@@ -28,31 +28,45 @@ class MockEc2Connection(object):
         return True
 
 
+class MockIMDSFetcher(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, timeout):
+        pass
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _fetch_metadata_token():
+        return ''
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_request(*args):
+        return botocore.awsrequest.AWSResponse(url='', status_code=200, headers={}, raw=None)
+
+
 @patch('boto3.resource', Mock(return_value=MockEc2Connection()))
+@patch('patroni.scripts.aws.IMDSFetcher', MockIMDSFetcher)
 class TestAWSConnection(unittest.TestCase):
 
-    @patch('patroni.scripts.aws.requests_get', Mock(return_value=urllib3.HTTPResponse(
-        status=200, body=b'{"instanceId": "012345", "region": "eu-west-1"}')))
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.conn = AWSConnection('test')
-
+    @patch.object(botocore.awsrequest.AWSResponse, 'text',
+                  PropertyMock(return_value='{"instanceId": "012345", "region": "eu-west-1"}'))
     def test_on_role_change(self):
-        self.assertTrue(self.conn.on_role_change('primary'))
+        conn = AWSConnection('test')
+        self.assertTrue(conn.on_role_change('primary'))
         with patch.object(MockVolumes, 'filter', Mock(return_value=[])):
-            self.conn._retry.max_tries = 1
-            self.assertFalse(self.conn.on_role_change('primary'))
+            conn._retry.max_tries = 1
+            self.assertFalse(conn.on_role_change('primary'))
 
-    @patch('patroni.scripts.aws.requests_get', Mock(side_effect=Exception('foo')))
+    @patch.object(MockIMDSFetcher, '_get_request', Mock(side_effect=Exception('foo')))
     def test_non_aws(self):
         conn = AWSConnection('test')
         self.assertFalse(conn.on_role_change("primary"))
 
-    @patch('patroni.scripts.aws.requests_get', Mock(return_value=urllib3.HTTPResponse(status=200, body=b'foo')))
+    @patch.object(botocore.awsrequest.AWSResponse, 'text', PropertyMock(return_value='boo'))
     def test_aws_bizare_response(self):
         conn = AWSConnection('test')
         self.assertFalse(conn.aws_available())
 
-    @patch('patroni.scripts.aws.requests_get', Mock(return_value=urllib3.HTTPResponse(status=503, body=b'Error')))
+    @patch.object(MockIMDSFetcher, '_get_request', Mock(return_value=botocore.awsrequest.AWSResponse(
+        url='', status_code=503, headers={}, raw=None)))
     @patch('sys.exit', Mock())
     def test_main(self):
         self.assertIsNone(_main())