diff --git a/isso/__init__.py b/isso/__init__.py
index a59311d..da5e7a0 100644
--- a/isso/__init__.py
+++ b/isso/__init__.py
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-import pkg_resources
-dist = pkg_resources.get_distribution("isso")
+import isso as dist
 
 # check if exectuable is `isso` and gevent is available
 import sys
diff --git a/isso/views/__init__.py b/isso/views/__init__.py
index 0b995cd..0108b0d 100644
--- a/isso/views/__init__.py
+++ b/isso/views/__init__.py
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import pkg_resources
-dist = pkg_resources.get_distribution("isso")
+import isso as dist
 
 import json