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