diff --git a/examples/scripts/uptime.py b/examples/scripts/uptime.py
index 5b92ed78dc3..e27c5e83b27 100755
--- a/examples/scripts/uptime.py
+++ b/examples/scripts/uptime.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 from ansible.executor.task_queue_manager import TaskQueueManager
-from ansible.inventory import Inventory
+from ansible.inventory.manager import InventoryManager
 from ansible.parsing.dataloader import DataLoader
 from ansible.playbook.play import Play
 from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase
@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@ def main():
     host_list = ['localhost', 'www.example.com', 'www.google.com']
     Options = namedtuple('Options', ['connection', 'module_path', 'forks', 'remote_user',
                                      'private_key_file', 'ssh_common_args', 'ssh_extra_args', 'sftp_extra_args',
-                                     'scp_extra_args', 'become', 'become_method', 'become_user', 'verbosity', 'check'])
+                                     'scp_extra_args', 'become', 'become_method', 'become_user', 'verbosity', 'check',
+                                     'diff'])
 
     # initialize needed objects
-    variable_manager = VariableManager()
     loader = DataLoader()
     options = Options(connection='smart', module_path='/usr/share/ansible', forks=100,
                       remote_user=None, private_key_file=None, ssh_common_args=None, ssh_extra_args=None,
                       sftp_extra_args=None, scp_extra_args=None, become=None, become_method=None,
-                      become_user=None, verbosity=None, check=False)
+                      become_user=None, verbosity=None, check=False, diff=False)
 
     passwords = dict()
 
     # create inventory and pass to var manager
-    inventory = Inventory(loader=loader, variable_manager=variable_manager, host_list=host_list)
-    variable_manager.set_inventory(inventory)
+    inventory = InventoryManager(loader=loader, sources=','.join(host_list))
+    variable_manager = VariableManager(loader=loader, inventory=inventory)
 
     # create play with tasks
     play_source = dict(