diff --git a/bench/app.py b/bench/app.py
index 37ba560a..c750b18f 100755
--- a/bench/app.py
+++ b/bench/app.py
@@ -215,17 +215,26 @@ class App(AppMeta):
 		self.bench.run(f"{self.bench.python} -m pip uninstall -y {self.repo}")
 
 	def _get_dependencies(self):
-		from bench.utils.app import get_required_deps_url
+		from bench.utils.app import get_required_deps
 
-		required_url = get_required_deps_url(git_url=self.url, repo_name=self.repo, branch=self.tag)
 		try:
-			f = requests.get(required_url).text
-			lines = [x for x in f.split("\n") if x.strip().startswith("required_apps")]
-			required_apps = eval(lines[0].strip("required_apps").strip().lstrip("=").strip())
-			return required_apps
+			required_deps = get_required_deps(
+				self.org, self.repo, self.tag or self.branch
+			)
+			lines = [
+				x
+				for x in required_deps.split("\n")
+				if x.strip().startswith("required_apps")
+			]
+			required_apps = eval(
+				lines[0].strip("required_apps").strip().lstrip("=").strip()
+			)
 		except Exception:
 			return []
 
+		return required_apps
+
+
 def make_resolution_plan(app: App, bench: "Bench"):
 	"""
 	decide what apps and versions to install and in what order
diff --git a/bench/utils/app.py b/bench/utils/app.py
index e86a0304..6d5f0f32 100644
--- a/bench/utils/app.py
+++ b/bench/utils/app.py
@@ -164,13 +164,15 @@ def get_current_branch(app, bench_path="."):
 	repo_dir = get_repo_dir(app, bench_path=bench_path)
 	return get_cmd_output("basename $(git symbolic-ref -q HEAD)", cwd=repo_dir)
 
-def get_required_deps_url(git_url, repo_name, branch, deps="hooks.py"):
-	git_url = (
-		git_url.replace(".git", "").replace("github.com", "raw.github.com")
-	)
-	branch = branch if branch else "develop"
-	git_url +=  f"/{branch}/{repo_name}/{deps}"
-	return git_url
+def get_required_deps(org, name, branch, deps="hooks.py"):
+	import requests
+	import base64
+
+	url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{org}/{name}/contents/{name}/{deps}"
+	params = {"branch": branch or "develop"}
+	res = requests.get(url=url, params=params).json()
+	return base64.decodebytes(res["content"].encode()).decode()
+
 
 def get_remote(app, bench_path="."):
 	repo_dir = get_repo_dir(app, bench_path=bench_path)