diff --git a/deploy_dqmgui.sh b/deploy_dqmgui.sh
index 3de647b..fd6a481 100755
--- a/deploy_dqmgui.sh
+++ b/deploy_dqmgui.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ preliminary_checks() {
 check_dependencies() {
     pkgs_installed=1
     # Read in the required packages
-    read -r _package_list <os_packages.txt
+    _package_list=$(cat "$SCRIPT_DIR/os_packages.txt")
     # Split into array
     declare -a required_packages=($_package_list)