diff --git a/ilogue/fexpect/internals.py b/ilogue/fexpect/internals.py
index 941dbfe..d8a4721 100644
--- a/ilogue/fexpect/internals.py
+++ b/ilogue/fexpect/internals.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ def __exit__(self, type, value, tb):
 def wrapExpectations(cmd):
     script = createScript(cmd)
     remoteScript = '/tmp/fexpect_'+shortuuid.uuid()
-    import pexpect
-    pexpect_module = pexpect.__file__
+    import imp
+    _, pexpect_module, _ = imp.find_module('pexpect')
     if pexpect_module.endswith('.pyc'):
         pexpect_module = pexpect_module[:-1]
     # If mode not set explicitly, and this is run as a privileged user,