diff --git a/steve/util.py b/steve/util.py
index 87e2f6c..8cba683 100644
--- a/steve/util.py
+++ b/steve/util.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import datetime
 import json
 import os
+import pkgutil
 import string
 import sys
 import textwrap
@@ -301,10 +302,8 @@ def generate_filename(text):
 
 
 def get_video_requirements():
-    fn = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'video_reqs.json')
-    fp = open(fn)
-    data = json.load(fp)
-    fp.close()
+    binary_json_string = pkgutil.get_data('steve', 'video_reqs.json')
+    data = json.loads(binary_json_string.decode('UTF-8'))
     return data
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 8421e64..87e6517 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 from steve.util import (
     get_video_id,
+    get_video_requirements,
     html_to_markdown,
     is_youtube,
     SteveException,
@@ -162,3 +163,10 @@ def test_get_video_id():
     for url in data:
         with pytest.raises(SteveException):
             get_video_id(url)
+
+
+def test_get_video_requirements():
+    # Test fetching video_reqs.json from package
+    data = get_video_requirements()
+    assert type(data) == list
+    assert len(data) > 0