diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 699df21..befa362 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 default['python']['install_method'] = 'package'
 
-if python['install_method'] == 'package'
-  case platform
+if node['python']['install_method'] == 'package'
+  case node['platform']
   when "smartos"
     default['python']['prefix_dir']         = '/opt/local'
   else
diff --git a/providers/pip.rb b/providers/pip.rb
index bc0d559..bd8b092 100644
--- a/providers/pip.rb
+++ b/providers/pip.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def removing_package?
 # so refactoring into core Chef should be easy
 
 def load_current_resource
-  @current_resource = Chef::Resource::PythonPip.new(new_resource.name)
+  @current_resource = ::Chef::Resource.resource_for_node(:python_pip, node).new(new_resource.name)
   @current_resource.package_name(new_resource.package_name)
   @current_resource.version(nil)
 
diff --git a/providers/virtualenv.rb b/providers/virtualenv.rb
index a04147b..31336c8 100644
--- a/providers/virtualenv.rb
+++ b/providers/virtualenv.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def whyrun_supported?
 end
 
 def load_current_resource
-  @current_resource = Chef::Resource::PythonVirtualenv.new(new_resource.name)
+  @current_resource = Chef::Resource.resource_for_node(:python_virtualenv, node).new(new_resource.name)
   @current_resource.path(new_resource.path)
 
   if exists?