diff --git a/lua/sourcer/init.lua b/lua/sourcer/init.lua
index 3b443da..bf5f36c 100644
--- a/lua/sourcer/init.lua
+++ b/lua/sourcer/init.lua
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ function M.lookup()
 	local url = "https://dl.acm.org/action/doSearch?AllField=" .. keywords
 
 	-- Setup a http socket and request
-	local http = require("socket.http")
-	local response, status_code, headers = http.request(url)
+	local command = string.format("curl -s '%s'", url)
 
-	if status_code == 200 then
-		print(response)
-	else
-		print("Getting sources failed with error code " .. status_code .. "!")
-	end
+	-- Execute the curl command and capture its output
+	local handle = io.popen(command)
+	local response = handle:read("*a")
+	handle:close()
+
+    print(reponse)
 end
 
 return M