diff --git a/bin/now.js b/bin/now.js
index 69dd736..1b9777d 100755
--- a/bin/now.js
+++ b/bin/now.js
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ const {resolve} = require('path')
 const nodeVersion = require('node-version')
 const updateNotifier = require('update-notifier')
 const chalk = require('chalk')
+const pkgUp = require('pkg-up')
 
 // Ours
 const {error} = require('../lib/error')
-const pkg = require('../package')
 
 // Throw an error if node version is too low
 if (nodeVersion.major < 6) {
@@ -18,19 +18,23 @@ if (nodeVersion.major < 6) {
   process.exit(1)
 }
 
-// Only check for updates in the npm version
-if (!process.pkg && pkg.dist) {
-  const notifier = updateNotifier({pkg})
-  const update = notifier.update
+pkgUp().then(packagePath => {
+  const pkg = require(packagePath)
 
-  if (update) {
-    let message = `Update available! ${chalk.red(update.current)} → ${chalk.green(update.latest)} \n`
-    message += `Run ${chalk.magenta('npm i -g now')} to update!\n`
-    message += `${chalk.magenta('Changelog:')} https://github.com/zeit/now-cli/releases/tag/${update.latest}`
+  // Only check for updates in the npm version
+  if (!process.pkg && pkg.dist) {
+    const notifier = updateNotifier({pkg})
+    const update = notifier.update
 
-    notifier.notify({message})
+    if (update) {
+      let message = `Update available! ${chalk.red(update.current)} → ${chalk.green(update.latest)} \n`
+      message += `Run ${chalk.magenta('npm i -g now')} to update!\n`
+      message += `${chalk.magenta('Changelog:')} https://github.com/zeit/now-cli/releases/tag/${update.latest}`
+
+      notifier.notify({message})
+    }
   }
-}
+})
 
 // This command will be run if no other sub command is specified
 const defaultCommand = 'deploy'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8ff43ac..493d1ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     "node-fetch": "1.6.3",
     "node-version": "1.0.0",
     "ora": "1.1.0",
+    "pkg-up": "1.0.0",
     "progress": "1.1.8",
     "psl": "1.1.16",
     "resumer": "0.0.0",