diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index fe73fa13..81d24c17 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def _default_validators(db, field):
         def list_ref_repr(ids, row=None, r=referenced, f=ff):
             if not ids:
                 return None
-            from ..adapters.google import GoogleDatastoreAdapter
+            from pydal.adapters import GoogleDatastoreAdapter
             refs = None
             db, id = r._db, r._id
             if isinstance(db._adapter, GoogleDatastoreAdapter):