diff --git a/widget/app_launcher/init.lua b/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
index 7029a38..d8cf4ff 100644
--- a/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
+++ b/widget/app_launcher/init.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ local wibox = require("wibox")
 local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local color = require(tostring(...):match(".*bling") .. ".helpers.color")
 local prompt = require(... .. ".prompt")
-local helpers = require(tostring(path):match(".*bling") .. ".helpers")
 local dpi = beautiful.xresources.apply_dpi
 local string = string
 local table = table
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ local ipairs = ipairs
 local pairs = pairs
 local capi = { screen = screen, mouse = mouse }
 local path = ...
+local helpers = require(tostring(path):match(".*bling") .. ".helpers")
 
 local app_launcher  = { mt = {} }