diff --git a/Forums/Utilities/utilities.py b/Forums/Utilities/utilities.py
index a9e0026..659e456 100644
--- a/Forums/Utilities/utilities.py
+++ b/Forums/Utilities/utilities.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import re
 import hashlib
 import base64
 import io
+import configparser
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import datetime as fulldatetime
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ from PIL import Image
 
 
 def generate_aes_key():
-    from Forums.Initialization.forums_mining import config
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read('../../setup.ini')
 
     secret = config.get('Encryption', 'secret')
     secret_bytes = bytes(secret, encoding="utf-8")
diff --git a/MarketPlaces/Utilities/utilities.py b/MarketPlaces/Utilities/utilities.py
index e8bea9f..120997e 100644
--- a/MarketPlaces/Utilities/utilities.py
+++ b/MarketPlaces/Utilities/utilities.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import re
 import hashlib
 import base64
 import io
+import configparser
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import datetime as fulldatetime
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ from PIL import Image
 
 
 def generate_aes_key():
-    from MarketPlaces.Initialization.markets_mining import config
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read('../../setup.ini')
 
     secret = config.get('Encryption', 'secret')
     secret_bytes = bytes(secret, encoding="utf-8")