diff --git a/tests/test_utils/p2p_daemon.py b/tests/test_utils/p2p_daemon.py
index 07554f16f..735369740 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils/p2p_daemon.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils/p2p_daemon.py
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 from test_utils.networking import get_free_port
 
 TIMEOUT_DURATION = 30  # seconds
-P2PD_PATH = resource_filename("hivemind", "hivemind_cli/p2pd")
 
+with pkg_resources.path("hivemind", "hivemind_cli/p2pd") as p2pd_path:
+    P2PD_PATH = str(p2pd_path)
+    
 
 async def try_until_success(coro_func, timeout=TIMEOUT_DURATION):
     """