diff --git a/py/path/gateway/channeltest.py b/py/path/gateway/channeltest.py
index fdb46ab9b..9d77ef01f 100644
--- a/py/path/gateway/channeltest.py
+++ b/py/path/gateway/channeltest.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class PathServer:
 
     def command_GET(self, id, spec):
         path = self.C2P[id]
-        self.channel.send(path.get(spec))
+        self.channel.send(path._getbyspec(spec))
 
     def command_READ(self, id):
         path = self.C2P[id]
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class PathServer:
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import py
     gw = py.execnet.PopenGateway()
-    channel = gw.channelfactory.new()
+    channel = gw._channelfactory.new()
     srv = PathServer(channel)
     c = gw.remote_exec("""
         import remotepath
diff --git a/py/path/gateway/channeltest2.py b/py/path/gateway/channeltest2.py
index f22026d04..f15ac94d1 100644
--- a/py/path/gateway/channeltest2.py
+++ b/py/path/gateway/channeltest2.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ channel.send(srv.p2c(py.path.local("/tmp")))
 
 #gw = py.execnet.SshGateway('codespeak.net')
 gw = py.execnet.PopenGateway()
-c = gw.remote_exec(SRC)
-subchannel = gw.channelfactory.new()
+gw.remote_init_threads(5)
+c = gw.remote_exec(SRC, stdout=py.std.sys.stdout, stderr=py.std.sys.stderr)
+subchannel = gw._channelfactory.new()
 c.send(subchannel)
 
 p = RemotePath(subchannel, c.receive())
diff --git a/py/path/gateway/remotepath.py b/py/path/gateway/remotepath.py
index 5f5e538be..a8d8d8529 100644
--- a/py/path/gateway/remotepath.py
+++ b/py/path/gateway/remotepath.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class RemotePath(common.FSPathBase):
         self._channel.send(('JOIN', self._id, id) + args)
         return RemotePath(self._channel, id)
 
-    def get(self, spec):
+    def _getbyspec(self, spec):
         parts = spec.split(',')
         ask = [x for x in parts  if x not in self._specs]
         if ask: