diff --git a/classes/class-network.php b/classes/class-network.php
index 79ff9a1d0..16a25cd76 100644
--- a/classes/class-network.php
+++ b/classes/class-network.php
@@ -394,10 +394,10 @@ public function list_table_filters( $filters ) {
 		);
 
 		// add all sites
-		foreach ( wp_get_sites() as $blog ) {
-			$blog_data = get_blog_details( $blog );
+		foreach ( wp_stream_get_sites() as $blog ) {
+			$blog_data = get_blog_details( $blog->blog_id );
 
-			$blogs[ $blog['blog_id'] ] = array(
+			$blogs[ $blog->blog_id ] = array(
 				'label'    => $blog_data->blogname,
 				'disabled' => '',
 			);
diff --git a/classes/class-uninstall.php b/classes/class-uninstall.php
index 117ea62c5..1f63fa02c 100644
--- a/classes/class-uninstall.php
+++ b/classes/class-uninstall.php
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ private function delete_all_options() {
 		$wpdb->query( "DELETE FROM {$wpdb->sitemeta} WHERE meta_key LIKE '%wp_stream%';" );
 
 		// Delete options from each blog on network
-		foreach ( wp_get_sites() as $blog ) {
-			$this->delete_blog_options( absint( $blog['blog_id'] ) );
+		foreach ( wp_stream_get_sites() as $blog ) {
+			$this->delete_blog_options( absint( $blog->blog_id ) );
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/connectors/class-connector-blogs.php b/connectors/class-connector-blogs.php
index 3348ad3b9..41b0b0007 100644
--- a/connectors/class-connector-blogs.php
+++ b/connectors/class-connector-blogs.php
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ public function get_context_labels() {
 		$labels = array();
 
 		if ( is_multisite() && ! wp_is_large_network() ) {
-			$blogs = wp_get_sites();
+			$blogs = wp_stream_get_sites();
 
 			foreach ( $blogs as $blog ) {
-				$blog_details   = get_blog_details( $blog['blog_id'] );
+				$blog_details   = get_blog_details( $blog->blog_id );
 				$key            = sanitize_key( $blog_details->blogname );
 				$labels[ $key ] = $blog_details->blogname;
 			}
diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index 6bf8e6ba5..c29f25e9b 100644
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-
 /**
  * Gets a specific external variable by name and optionally filters it.
  *
@@ -87,6 +86,24 @@ function wp_stream_json_encode( $data, $options = 0, $depth = 512 ) {
 	return $json;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return an array of sites for a network in a way that is also backwards compatible
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
+function wp_stream_get_sites() {
+	if ( function_exists( 'get_sites' ) ) {
+		$sites = get_sites();
+	} else {
+		$sites = array();
+		foreach ( wp_get_sites() as $site ) {
+			$sites[] = WP_Site::get_instance( $site['blog_id'] );
+		}
+	}
+
+	return $sites;
+}
+
 /**
  * Check if Stream is running on WordPress.com VIP
  *