diff --git a/whois/__init__.py b/whois/__init__.py
index 0717af5..e84b071 100644
--- a/whois/__init__.py
+++ b/whois/__init__.py
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 #  \/_/ \/_/ \/_/ \/_/   \/_/ 
 
 from whois import Whois as whois 
-from parser import *
-from flags import * 
+import flags
+import parser
diff --git a/whois/whois.py b/whois/whois.py
index ac26be5..234b893 100644
--- a/whois/whois.py
+++ b/whois/whois.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import error
 import flags
 
 class Whois(object):
-	def __init__(self, domain, debug=True):
+	def __init__(self, domain, debug=False):
 		if debug: 
 			logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 			logging.debug("__init__: DEBUG is set to True")