diff --git a/nginx/nginx-dev/Dockerfile b/nginx/nginx-dev/Dockerfile
index 4ca87b1..9982f75 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx-dev/Dockerfile
+++ b/nginx/nginx-dev/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM nginx
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install certbot --yes
 RUN apt-get install python3-certbot-nginx python3-pip --yes
-RUN pip3 install --break-system-packages requests minio
+RUN pip3 install --break-system-packages minio
 COPY ./config /etc/nginx
 COPY ./fullchain.pem /etc/nginx/fullchain.pem
 COPY ./privkey.pem /etc/nginx/privkey.pem
diff --git a/nginx/nginx-dev/prepare.py b/nginx/nginx-dev/prepare.py
index 5306f84..4966450 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx-dev/prepare.py
+++ b/nginx/nginx-dev/prepare.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-from requests import get
 import os
 import sys
 from minio import Minio
+from urllib.request import urlopen
+from json import loads
 
 
 minio_client = Minio(
@@ -11,10 +12,14 @@ minio_client = Minio(
     secure=False
 )
 
+def get(url):
+    with urlopen('https://example.com') as response:
+        data = response.read().decode('utf-8')
+        return loads(data)
+
 try:
     response = get('http://configurator/api/v1/fetch?project=certupdater&stage=development')
-    response.raise_for_status()  # Raises an exception for HTTP errors
-    hosts = response.json()['configs']['hosts']
+    hosts = response['configs']['hosts']
 except Exception as e:
     print(f"Error fetching config: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(1)