diff --git a/lib/deprecated.rb b/lib/deprecated.rb
index 28aa1ea..18f6774 100644
--- a/lib/deprecated.rb
+++ b/lib/deprecated.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 module MusicBrainz
   def self.query_interval=(sec)
     MusicBrainz::Tools::Proxy.query_interval = sec
-    puts "WARNING! MusicBrainz.query_interval is deprecated. Use MusicBrainz::Tools::Proxy.query_interval"
+    STDOUT.send :puts, "WARNING! MusicBrainz.query_interval is deprecated. Use MusicBrainz::Tools::Proxy.query_interval"
   end
 
   def self.cache_path=(path)
     MusicBrainz::Tools::Cache.cache_path = path
-    puts "WARNING! MusicBrainz.cache_path is deprecated. Use MusicBrainz::Tools::Cache.cache_path"
+    $stdout.send :puts, "WARNING! MusicBrainz.cache_path is deprecated. Use MusicBrainz::Tools::Cache.cache_path"
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/musicbrainz.rb b/lib/musicbrainz.rb
index 7d87ac7..1f962fe 100644
--- a/lib/musicbrainz.rb
+++ b/lib/musicbrainz.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ require "nokogiri"
 require "cgi"
 
 require "version"
+require "deprecated"
 
 module MusicBrainz
   autoload :Base, "musicbrainz/base"
diff --git a/lib/tools/proxy.rb b/lib/tools/proxy.rb
index 4b23d05..941d540 100644
--- a/lib/tools/proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/tools/proxy.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ module MusicBrainz
         @@query_interval = sec.to_f
       end
 
+      def self.query_interval
+        @@query_interval
+      end
+
       def self.tries_limit=(num)
         @@tries_limit = num.to_i
       end