diff --git a/gajim/__init__.py b/gajim/__init__.py
index 065e0a0b2..7c84fe3d6 100644
--- a/gajim/__init__.py
+++ b/gajim/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+import os
 import subprocess
 
 __version__ = "1.0.3"
 
+IS_FLATPAK = False
+if os.path.exists('/app/share/run-as-flatpak'):
+    IS_FLATPAK = True
+
 try:
     p = subprocess.Popen('git rev-parse --short=12 HEAD', shell=True,
-                          stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
     node = p.communicate()[0]
     if node:
         __version__ += '+' + node.decode('utf-8').strip()
diff --git a/gajim/common/app.py b/gajim/common/app.py
index 42d013696..65626c623 100644
--- a/gajim/common/app.py
+++ b/gajim/common/app.py
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ _dependencies = {
     'PYCURL': False,
     'GSPELL': False,
     'IDLE': False,
-    'RUN_AS_FLATPAK': False,
 }
 
 
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ def is_installed(dependency):
     return _dependencies[dependency]
 
 def is_flatpak():
-    return _dependencies['RUN_AS_FLATPAK']
+    return gajim.IS_FLATPAK
 
 def disable_dependency(dependency):
     _dependencies[dependency] = False
@@ -296,10 +295,6 @@ def detect_dependencies():
     except (ImportError, ValueError):
         pass
 
-    # RUN AS FLATPAK
-    if os.path.exists('/app/share/run-as-flatpak'):
-        _dependencies['RUN_AS_FLATPAK'] = True
-
     # Print results
     for dep, val in _dependencies.items():
         log('gajim').info('%-13s %s', dep, val)