diff --git a/keyserver/src/utils/import-json.js b/keyserver/src/utils/import-json.js
index b890c731a..128f6423f 100644
--- a/keyserver/src/utils/import-json.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/utils/import-json.js
@@ -1,53 +1,54 @@
 // @flow
 
+import fs from 'fs';
+
 type ConfigName = {
   +folder: 'secrets' | 'facts',
   +name: string,
 };
 
 function getKeyForConfigName(configName: ConfigName): string {
   return `${configName.folder}_${configName.name}`;
 }
 
 function getPathForConfigName(configName: ConfigName): string {
   return `${configName.folder}/${configName.name}.json`;
 }
 
 const cachedJSON = new Map();
 async function importJSON<T>(configName: ConfigName): Promise<?T> {
   const key = getKeyForConfigName(configName);
   const cached = cachedJSON.get(key);
   if (cached !== undefined) {
     return cached;
   }
   const json = await getJSON(configName);
   if (!cachedJSON.has(key)) {
     cachedJSON.set(key, json);
   }
   return cachedJSON.get(key);
 }
 
 async function getJSON<T>(configName: ConfigName): Promise<?T> {
   const key = getKeyForConfigName(configName);
   const fromEnv = process.env[`COMM_JSONCONFIG_${key}`];
   if (fromEnv) {
     try {
       return JSON.parse(fromEnv);
     } catch (e) {
       console.log(
         `failed to parse JSON from env for ${JSON.stringify(configName)}`,
         e,
       );
     }
   }
   const path = getPathForConfigName(configName);
   try {
-    // $FlowFixMe
-    const importedJSON = await import(`../../${path}`);
-    return importedJSON.default;
-  } catch {
+    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8'));
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log(`Failed to read JSON from ${path}`, e);
     return null;
   }
 }
 
 export { importJSON };