diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index df17ce908..ad248a7c6 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var ServicesMonitor = require('./services.js');
 var Pipeline = require('../pipeline/pipeline.js');
 var Server = require('../pipeline/server.js');
 var Watch = require('../pipeline/watch.js');
-var version = require('../../package.json')['version'];
+var version = require('../../package.json').version;
 
 var Engine = function(options) {
   this.env = options.env;
diff --git a/lib/dashboard/monitor.js b/lib/dashboard/monitor.js
index bbce536db..210fa7cec 100644
--- a/lib/dashboard/monitor.js
+++ b/lib/dashboard/monitor.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 var blessed = require("blessed");
 var CommandHistory = require('./command_history.js');
-var version = require('../../package.json')['version'];
+var version = require('../../package.json').version;
 
 function Dashboard(options) {
   var title = (options && options.title) || "Embark " + version;
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index a6662f48f..6b358d23b 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var IPFS = require('./upload/ipfs.js');
 var Swarm = require('./upload/swarm.js');
 
 var Cmd = require('./cmd.js');
-var version = require('../package.json')['version'];
+var version = require('../package.json').version;
 
 var Embark = {
 
diff --git a/test/console.js b/test/console.js
index 42ca6f540..a0f9d6e29 100644
--- a/test/console.js
+++ b/test/console.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var Console = require('../lib/dashboard/console.js');
 var Plugins = require('../lib/core/plugins.js');
 var assert = require('assert');
-var version = require('../package.json')['version'];
+var version = require('../package.json').version;
 
 describe('embark.Console', function() {
   var plugins = new Plugins({plugins: {}});