diff --git a/lib/query.py b/lib/query.py
index f68430128f4b1aa6fddb22f3bb982c7a3f521744..4d01f61395f4de40e029def67b95cdd4eaeb511e 100644
--- a/lib/query.py
+++ b/lib/query.py
@@ -42,20 +42,15 @@ def lta_on_error_print(func):
 
 def parse_config(path=None):
     default_path = expanduser("~/.siplibrc")
-    test_path = pkg_resources.resource_string(__name__, "etc/.siplibrc")
+    test_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "etc/.siplibrc")
     config = ConfigParser()
     if path:
         config_paths = [path]
     else:
         config_paths = [default_path, test_path]
-    print("RGOE")
-    print(config_paths)
-    print("-------------------------------")
     found = config.read(config_paths)
-    print(found)
     if not found:
         raise SystemExit(f'Cannot find configuration file in {config_paths}: please create one')
-
     return config