diff --git a/pyramid_georest/lib/rest.py b/pyramid_georest/lib/rest.py
index cddb180..bf5c040 100644
--- a/pyramid_georest/lib/rest.py
+++ b/pyramid_georest/lib/rest.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from pyramid_georest.lib.description import ModelDescription
 from pyramid_georest.lib.renderer import RenderProxy
 from pyramid_georest.lib.database import Connection
-from pyramid_georest.views import RestProxy
+from pyramid_georest.routes import read_filter_method
 from sqlalchemy import or_, and_
 from sqlalchemy import cast
 from sqlalchemy import String
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def read(self, request, session):
         :rtype: pyramid.response.Response
         """
         query = session.query(self.orm_model)
-        if request.method == RestProxy.read_filter_method:
+        if request.method == read_filter_method:
             rest_filter = Filter(self.model_description, **request.json_body.get('filter'))
             query = rest_filter.filter(query)
         results = query.all()
diff --git a/pyramid_georest/routes.py b/pyramid_georest/routes.py
index 48e96d4..af8d05a 100644
--- a/pyramid_georest/routes.py
+++ b/pyramid_georest/routes.py
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@
 
 __author__ = 'Clemens Rudert'
 
+read_method = 'GET'
+read_filter_method = 'POST'
+create_method = 'POST'
+update_method = 'PUT'
+delete_method = 'DELETE'
+
 
 def includeme(config):
+    global read_method, read_filter_method, create_method, update_method, delete_method
     from pyramid_georest import CREATE, UPDATE, DELETE, READ, READ_FILTER
-    read_method = 'GET'
-    read_filter_method = 'POST'
-    create_method = 'POST'
-    update_method = 'PUT'
-    delete_method = 'DELETE'
 
     # set methods from ini configuration if set. Use standard if not.
     if CREATE is not None: