diff --git a/lib/auth.js b/lib/auth.js
index b75a0c7..95b948f 100644
--- a/lib/auth.js
+++ b/lib/auth.js
@@ -49,17 +49,17 @@ function parseXauth( buf )
     return auth;
 }
 
-var os   = require('os');
+var homedir = require('os-homedir');
 var path = require('path');
 
 function readXauthority(cb) {
-  var filename = process.env.XAUTHORITY || path.join(os.homedir(), '.Xauthority');
+  var filename = process.env.XAUTHORITY || path.join(homedir(), '.Xauthority');
   fs.readFile(filename, function(err, data) {
     if (!err)
       return cb(null, data);
     if(err.code == 'ENOENT') {
       // Xming/windows uses %HOME%/Xauthority ( .Xauthority with no dot ) - try with this name
-      filename = process.env.XAUTHORITY || path.join(os.homedir(), 'Xauthority');
+      filename = process.env.XAUTHORITY || path.join(homedir(), 'Xauthority');
       return fs.readFile(filename, cb);
     } else {
       cb(err);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c1312aa..ec03ae3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,5 +49,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "node test-runner.js",
     "prepublish": "npm prune"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "os-homedir": "^1.0.1"
   }
 }