diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from mercurial.hgweb import hgweb_mod
 
 from paste.httpheaders import REMOTE_USER, AUTH_TYPE
 
-from rhodecode.lib import safe_str
+from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import safe_str
 from rhodecode.lib.base import BaseVCSController
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import get_container_username
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import make_ui, is_valid_repo, ui_sections