diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a771ca..4b2a37f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Troop v0.9.6
+# Troop v0.9.8
 
 ## Real-time collaborative live coding
 
diff --git a/src/interpreter.py b/src/interpreter.py
index c3a9385..8b121a9 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.py
+++ b/src/interpreter.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 from subprocess import PIPE, STDOUT
 from datetime import datetime
 
+import subprocess
+import os
+
 # Import OSC library depending on Python version
 
 if PY_VERSION == 2:
@@ -390,7 +393,10 @@ def start(self):
 
         try:
 
-            process = Popen(["ghc-pkg", "field", "tidal", "data-dir"], stdout=PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+
+            ghc_numver = 'ghc-' + subprocess.run(['ghc', '--numeric-version'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.decode('utf-8').rstrip()
+            pack_db = os.environ["HOME"] + "/.cabal/store/" + ghc_numver + "/package.db"
+            process = Popen(["ghc-pkg", "field", "-f", pack_db, "tidal", "data-dir"], stdout=PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
 
             output = process.communicate()[0]
 
@@ -679,4 +685,4 @@ def stop_sound(cls):
               DUMMY         : DummyInterpreter }
 
 for lang_id, lang_cls in langtypes.items():
-    lang_cls.id = lang_id
\ No newline at end of file
+    lang_cls.id = lang_id