diff --git a/urchin/urdf.py b/urchin/urdf.py
index 07a9d1d..e15b383 100644
--- a/urchin/urdf.py
+++ b/urchin/urdf.py
@@ -679,8 +679,8 @@ def meshes(self, value):
             raise TypeError("Mesh requires a trimesh.Trimesh")
         self._meshes = value
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _load_and_combine_meshes(fn, combine):
+    @classmethod
+    def _load_and_combine_meshes(cls, fn, combine):
         meshes = load_meshes(fn)
         if combine:
             # Delete visuals for simplicity
@@ -3838,8 +3838,8 @@ def _merge_materials(self):
                     self._materials.append(v.material)
                     self._material_map[v.material.name] = v.material
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def load(file_obj, lazy_load_meshes=False):
+    @classmethod
+    def load(cls, file_obj, lazy_load_meshes=False):
         """Load a URDF from a file.
 
         Parameters
@@ -3872,7 +3872,7 @@ def load(file_obj, lazy_load_meshes=False):
             path, _ = os.path.split(file_obj.name)
 
         node = tree.getroot()
-        return URDF._from_xml(node, path, lazy_load_meshes)
+        return cls._from_xml(node, path, lazy_load_meshes)
 
     def _validate_joints(self):
         """Raise an exception of any joints are invalidly specified.