diff --git a/v3io/__init__.py b/v3io/__init__.py
index fc79d63..020ed73 100644
--- a/v3io/__init__.py
+++ b/v3io/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.2.1'
+__version__ = '0.2.2'
diff --git a/v3io/dataplane/context.py b/v3io/dataplane/context.py
index 3667cbc..f926e9c 100644
--- a/v3io/dataplane/context.py
+++ b/v3io/dataplane/context.py
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
 import v3io.dataplane.output
 import v3io.dataplane.items_cursor
 import v3io.common.helpers
+import v3io.logger
 
 
 class Context(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, logger, endpoints=None, max_connections=4, timeout=None):
-        self._logger = logger
+    def __init__(self, logger=None, endpoints=None, max_connections=4, timeout=None):
+        self._logger = logger or v3io.logger.Logger(level='INFO')
         self._transport = v3io.dataplane.transport.Transport(logger, endpoints, max_connections, timeout)
         self._access_key = os.environ['V3IO_ACCESS_KEY']
 
diff --git a/v3io/dataplane/request.py b/v3io/dataplane/request.py
index fb57eb1..d5f1cdb 100644
--- a/v3io/dataplane/request.py
+++ b/v3io/dataplane/request.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import base64
 import future.utils
-import ujson
+
 try:
-    from urllib.parse import urlparse
-except ImportError:
-     from urlparse import urlparse
+    from urllib.parse import urlencode
+except:
+    from urllib import urlencode
 
+import ujson
 
 import v3io.common.helpers
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ def encode_get_container_contents(container_name, access_key, kwargs):
     return _encode('GET',
                    None,
                    access_key,
-                   '/{0}?{1}'.format(container_name, urllib.parse.urlencode(query)),
+                   '/{0}?{1}'.format(container_name, urlencode(query)),
                    {},
                    None)