diff --git a/.bithoundrc b/.bithoundrc
index cc9802b..f98bd75 100644
--- a/.bithoundrc
+++ b/.bithoundrc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "mute": [
-            "read-config",
+            "read-config-ng",
             "socket.io",
             "standard",
             "bithound"
diff --git a/app/server/app.js b/app/server/app.js
index 858368b..ac5652a 100644
--- a/app/server/app.js
+++ b/app/server/app.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ let config = {
 try {
   if (fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
     console.log('ephemeral_auth service reading config from: ' + configPath)
-    config = require('read-config')(configPath)
+    config = require('read-config-ng')(configPath)
   } else {
     console.error('\n\nERROR: Missing config.json for webssh. Current config: ' + JSON.stringify(config))
     console.error('\n  See config.json.sample for details\n\n')