diff --git a/node_modules/c9/passcrypt.js b/node_modules/c9/passcrypt.js
index 081f7e00..e595e6e2 100644
--- a/node_modules/c9/passcrypt.js
+++ b/node_modules/c9/passcrypt.js
@@ -6,15 +6,21 @@
  
 var hashing = require('./hashing');
 var bcrypt;
-try {
-    bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
-} catch (e) {
-    console.error("Failed to load brcrypt - binary version mismatch?", e.stack);
-    process.exit(1);
-}
 var SALT_LENGTH = 8;
 
+function loadBcrypt() {
+    if (bcrypt) return;
+    
+    try {
+        bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error("Failed to load bcrypt - binary version mismatch?", e.stack);
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
 exports.encrypt = function(password, callback) {
+    loadBcrypt();
     var passwordHashed = hashing.md5(password);
     bcrypt.hash(passwordHashed, SALT_LENGTH, function(err, passwordEncrypted) {
         if (err) return callback(err);
@@ -23,6 +29,7 @@ exports.encrypt = function(password, callback) {
 };
 
 exports.compare = function(password, encrypted, callback) {
+    loadBcrypt();
     var passwordHashed = hashing.md5(password);
     if (passwordHashed == encrypted) { // Some passwords may still only be hashed, not bcrypted, so see if that worked first. 
        return callback(null, true);