diff --git a/src/python/cutter_jupyter.py b/src/python/cutter_jupyter.py
index 535f9798..56c19e7e 100644
--- a/src/python/cutter_jupyter.py
+++ b/src/python/cutter_jupyter.py
@@ -16,15 +16,7 @@ class CutterNotebookApp(NotebookApp):
 
         self.write_server_info_file()
 
-        class NotebookThread(threading.Thread):
-            def __init__(self, notebook_app):
-                super().__init__()
-                self.notebook_app = notebook_app
-
-            def run(self):
-                self.notebook_app.run()
-
-        self.thread = NotebookThread(self)
+        self.thread = threading.Thread(target=self.run)
         self.thread.start()
 
     def run(self):
diff --git a/src/resources.qrc b/src/resources.qrc
index 3b99ac5d..5532f223 100644
--- a/src/resources.qrc
+++ b/src/resources.qrc
@@ -60,5 +60,7 @@
         <file>img/cutter_plain.svg</file>
         <file>img/cutter_white_plain.svg</file>
         <file>img/cutter.svg</file>
+
+        <file>python/cutter_jupyter.py</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/utils/JupyterConnection.cpp b/src/utils/JupyterConnection.cpp
index 2590f5ec..c1c0f962 100644
--- a/src/utils/JupyterConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/JupyterConnection.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QThread>
+#include <QFile>
 
 #include "JupyterConnection.h"
 
@@ -32,12 +33,25 @@ void JupyterConnection::start()
     Py_Initialize();
     PyEval_InitThreads();
 
-    cutterJupyterModule = PyImport_ImportModule("cutter_jupyter");
+    QFile moduleFile(":/python/cutter_jupyter.py");
+    moduleFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+    QByteArray moduleCode = moduleFile.readAll();
+    moduleFile.close();
+
+    auto moduleCodeObject = Py_CompileString(moduleCode.constData(), "cutter_jupyter.py", Py_file_input);
+    if (!moduleCodeObject)
+    {
+        qWarning() << "Could not compile cutter_jupyter.";
+        return;
+    }
+    cutterJupyterModule = PyImport_ExecCodeModule("cutter_jupyter", moduleCodeObject);
+    Py_DECREF(moduleCodeObject);
     if (!cutterJupyterModule)
     {
         qWarning() << "Could not import cutter_jupyter.";
         return;
     }
+
     auto startFunc = PyObject_GetAttrString(cutterJupyterModule, "start_jupyter");
     cutterNotebookAppInstance = PyObject_CallObject(startFunc, nullptr);
     auto urlWithToken = PyObject_GetAttrString(cutterNotebookAppInstance, "url_with_token");