diff --git a/bifrost/auth.py b/bifrost/auth.py
index 29fff3b..9127747 100644
--- a/bifrost/auth.py
+++ b/bifrost/auth.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import os
 from crypt import crypt
 from functools import lru_cache
 
-import pkg_resources
 from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, status
 from fastapi.security import HTTPBasic, HTTPBasicCredentials
 
@@ -17,7 +16,8 @@ def get_settings():
 
 
 def validate(username: str, password: str, settings: config.Settings):
-    file = pkg_resources.resource_filename("bifrost", "../" + settings.htpasswd)
+    here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+    file = os.path.join(here, '../', settings.htpasswd)
     if not os.path.isfile(file):
         return None
     users = {}