diff --git a/samples/cloudformation-cross-account/functions/packages/CfnStackAssumeRole/lambda.zip b/samples/cloudformation-cross-account/functions/packages/CfnStackAssumeRole/lambda.zip
index 23f8f13..afc51ce 100644
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diff --git a/samples/cloudformation-cross-account/functions/source/CfnStackAssumeRole/lambda_function.py b/samples/cloudformation-cross-account/functions/source/CfnStackAssumeRole/lambda_function.py
index cfc81c3..ca94b9d 100644
--- a/samples/cloudformation-cross-account/functions/source/CfnStackAssumeRole/lambda_function.py
+++ b/samples/cloudformation-cross-account/functions/source/CfnStackAssumeRole/lambda_function.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import string
 import logging
 import threading
-import requests
+import urllib3  # Added by EM
 import json
 from botocore.credentials import (
     AssumeRoleCredentialFetcher,
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 
 
+http = urllib3.PoolManager()  # Added by EM
+
 cfn_states = {
     "failed": ["CREATE_FAILED", "ROLLBACK_IN_PROGRESS", "ROLLBACK_FAILED", "ROLLBACK_COMPLETE", "DELETE_FAILED",
                "UPDATE_ROLLBACK_IN_PROGRESS", "UPDATE_ROLLBACK_FAILED", "UPDATE_ROLLBACK_COMPLETE_CLEANUP_IN_PROGRESS",
@@ -83,9 +85,8 @@ def send(event, context, response_status, response_data, physical_resource_id, l
     }
 
     try:
-        response = requests.put(response_url,
-                                data=json_response_body,
-                                headers=headers)
+        response = http.request('PUT', response_url, headers=headers, body=json_response_body)
+
         logger.info("CloudFormation returned status code: " + response.reason)
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error("send(..) failed executing requests.put(..): " + str(e))
@@ -304,9 +305,6 @@ def create(event, context):
     Create a cfn stack using an assumed role
     """
 
-    cfn_capabilities = []
-    if 'capabilities' in event['ResourceProperties'].keys():
-        cfn_capabilities = event['ResourceProperties']['Capabilities']
     cfn_client = boto3.client("cloudformation")
     params = get_cfn_parameters(event)
     prefix = event['ResourceProperties']['ParentStackId'].split("/")[1]
@@ -346,17 +344,21 @@ def update(event, context):
     Update a cfn stack using an assumed role
     """
     stack_id = event["PhysicalResourceId"]
-    cfn_capabilities = []
+    capabilities = []
     if 'capabilities' in event['ResourceProperties'].keys():
-        cfn_capabilities = event['ResourceProperties']['capabilities']
+        capabilities = event['ResourceProperties']['capabilities']
     cfn_client = get_client("cloudformation", event, context)
     physical_resource_id = stack_id
+    prefix = event['ResourceProperties']['ParentStackId'].split("/")[1]
+    parent_properties = cfn_client.describe_stacks(StackName=prefix)['Stacks'][0]
+    if 'Capabilities' in parent_properties.keys():
+        capabilities = parent_properties['Capabilities']
     try:
         cfn_client.update_stack(
             StackName=stack_id,
             TemplateURL=event['ResourceProperties']['TemplateURL'],
             Parameters=get_cfn_parameters(event),
-            Capabilities=cfn_capabilities,
+            Capabilities=capabilities,
             Tags=[{
                 'Key': 'ParentStackId',
                 'Value': event['ResourceProperties']['ParentStackId']
diff --git a/samples/cloudformation-cross-account/functions/source/CfnStackAssumeRole/requirements.txt b/samples/cloudformation-cross-account/functions/source/CfnStackAssumeRole/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f229360..0000000
--- a/samples/cloudformation-cross-account/functions/source/CfnStackAssumeRole/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-requests