--- a/mercurial/statichttprepo.py	Sun Dec 14 16:22:24 2014 -0800
+++ b/mercurial/statichttprepo.py	Sun Dec 14 12:53:50 2014 -0800
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version.
 
 from i18n import _
-import changelog, byterange, url, error
+import changelog, byterange, url, error, namespaces
 import localrepo, manifest, util, scmutil, store
 import urllib, urllib2, errno, os
 
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@
         self.vfs = self.opener
         self._phasedefaults = []
 
+        self.names = namespaces.namespaces(self)
+
         try:
             requirements = scmutil.readrequires(self.opener, self.supported)
         except IOError, inst: