diff --git a/app/build_containers.py b/app/build_containers.py
index 489af5d6..3e8bb140 100644
--- a/app/build_containers.py
+++ b/app/build_containers.py
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude):
     local_stack = ctx.obj.local_stack
 
     # See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25389095/python-get-path-of-root-project-structure
-    from . import data
     container_build_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.joinpath("data", "container-build")
-    print(f"dir is: {container_build_dir}")
 
     if local_stack:
         dev_root_path = os.getcwd()[0:os.getcwd().rindex("stack-orchestrator")]
@@ -62,6 +60,7 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude):
         print('Dev root directory doesn\'t exist, creating')
 
     # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
+    from . import data
     with importlib.resources.open_text(data, "container-image-list.txt") as container_list_file:
         containers = container_list_file.read().splitlines()
 
diff --git a/app/deploy_system.py b/app/deploy_system.py
index cb9c2efa..7195d593 100644
--- a/app/deploy_system.py
+++ b/app/deploy_system.py
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, cluster, command, services):
     verbose = ctx.obj.verbose
     dry_run = ctx.obj.dry_run
 
-    # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
-    from . import data
-    compose_dir = importlib.resources.path(data, "compose")
+    # See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25389095/python-get-path-of-root-project-structure
+    compose_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.joinpath("data", "compose")
 
     if cluster is None:
         # Create default unique, stable cluster name from confile file path
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, cluster, command, services):
         if verbose:
             print(f"Using cluster name: {cluster}")
 
+    # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
     from . import data
     with importlib.resources.open_text(data, "pod-list.txt") as pod_list_file:
         pods = pod_list_file.read().splitlines()