diff --git a/buildd b/buildd
index b303240..79c3fba 100755
--- a/buildd
+++ b/buildd
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from optparse import OptionGroup
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import ubuntutools.lp.udtexceptions
 from ubuntutools.lp.lpapiwrapper import LpApiWrapper
+import ubuntutools.lp.functions as lp_functions
 
 # Usage.
 usage = "%prog <srcpackage> <release> <operation>\n\n"
@@ -95,10 +96,6 @@ elif op in ("retry", "rescore") and options.architecture:
 else:
     oneArch = False
 
-# ubuntu-dev-tools modules
-# Import here to improve speed perception parsing options for user.
-import ubuntutools.lp.functions as lp_functions
-
 # split release and pocket
 if '-' in release:
 	(release, pocket) = release.split('-')
diff --git a/ubuntutools/lp/functions.py b/ubuntutools/lp/functions.py
index 60036c7..fd562ca 100644
--- a/ubuntutools/lp/functions.py
+++ b/ubuntutools/lp/functions.py
@@ -73,26 +73,30 @@ def _ubuntuSourcePackage(package, series, pocket = 'Release'):
     lpapiwrapper = LpApiWrapper()
     return lpapiwrapper.getUbuntuSourcePackage(package, series, pocket)
     
-def packageVersion(package, series=ubuntuDevelopmentSeries()):
+def packageVersion(package, series=None):
     """ Retrieves the version of a given source package in the current
         development distroseries
         
         returns unicode string repr of source package version
         If the package does not exist: raise PackageNotFoundException
     """
+    if not series:
+        series = LpApiWrapper.getUbuntuDevelopmentSeries()
     
     return _ubuntuSourcePackage(package, series).source_package_version
 
-def packageComponent(package, series=ubuntuDevelopmentSeries()):
+def packageComponent(package, series=None):
     """ Retrieves the component for a given source package
     
         returns unicode string representation of component
         If the package does not exist: raise PackageNotFoundException
     """
+    if not series:
+        series = LpApiWrapper.getUbuntuDevelopmentSeries()
     
     return _ubuntuSourcePackage(package, series).component_name
         
-def canUploadPackage(package, series=ubuntuDevelopmentSeries()):
+def canUploadPackage(package, series=None):
     """ Checks whether the user can upload package to Ubuntu's main archive
     
         Uses LP API to do this.
@@ -101,6 +105,8 @@ def canUploadPackage(package, series=ubuntuDevelopmentSeries()):
         If the user cannot upload the package: return False.
         If the package does not exist: raise PackageNotFoundException
     """
+    if not series:
+        series = LpApiWrapper.getUbuntuDevelopmentSeries()
 
     u_archive = LpApiWrapper.getUbuntuArchive()