diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9de40f7..73cc18c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
         "@types/express-serve-static-core": "^4.17.28",
         "@types/koa": "^2.13.4",
+        "app-root-path": "^3.1.0",
         "debug": "^3.2.6",
         "lodash.get": "^4.4.2",
         "pkginfo": "^0.4.1"
@@ -1051,6 +1052,14 @@
         "node": ">= 8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/app-root-path": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/app-root-path/-/app-root-path-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-biN3PwB2gUtjaYy/isrU3aNWI5w+fAfvHkSvCKeQGxhmYpwKFUxudR3Yya+KqVRHBmEDYh+/lTozYCFbmzX4nA==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/append-field": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/append-field/-/append-field-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -9326,6 +9335,11 @@
         "picomatch": "^2.0.4"
       }
     },
+    "app-root-path": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/app-root-path/-/app-root-path-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-biN3PwB2gUtjaYy/isrU3aNWI5w+fAfvHkSvCKeQGxhmYpwKFUxudR3Yya+KqVRHBmEDYh+/lTozYCFbmzX4nA=="
+    },
     "append-field": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/append-field/-/append-field-1.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40bd799..1ef2721 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
     "@types/express-serve-static-core": "^4.17.28",
     "@types/koa": "^2.13.4",
+    "app-root-path": "^3.1.0",
     "debug": "^3.2.6",
     "lodash.get": "^4.4.2",
     "pkginfo": "^0.4.1"
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 8f9958f..4fbb3c2 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
-
-const Path = require('path');
+var appRoot = require('app-root-path');
 const metricsMiddleware = { exports: {} };
-require('pkginfo')(metricsMiddleware, { dir: Path.dirname(module.parent.filename), include: ['name', 'version'] });
+require('pkginfo')(metricsMiddleware, { dir: appRoot.path, include: ['name', 'version'] });
 const appVersion = metricsMiddleware.exports.version;
 const projectName = metricsMiddleware.exports.name.replace(/-/g, '_');