diff --git a/appstore.js b/appstore.js
index b85fc3a..d50fe75 100644
--- a/appstore.js
+++ b/appstore.js
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ function AppStore(origin) {
         accessToken: null
     };
 
-    this._ecosystem = require(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'keys', 'appstore', 'ecosystem-staging.json'));
+    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, 'ecosystem-staging.json'))) {
+        this._ecosystem = require(path.join(__dirname, 'ecosystem-staging.json')); // staging appstore
+    } else {
+        this._ecosystem = require(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'keys', 'appstore', 'ecosystem-staging.json'));
+    }
 }
 
 function verifyResponse(res, errorMessage) {