diff --git a/src/routes/profile.js b/src/routes/profile.js
index cda836e04..3d438d2b7 100644
--- a/src/routes/profile.js
+++ b/src/routes/profile.js
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ const assert = require('assert'),
     AuditSource = require('../auditsource.js'),
     BoxError = require('../boxerror.js'),
     constants = require('../constants.js'),
+    crypto = require('crypto'),
     dashboard = require('../dashboard.js'),
     HttpError = require('connect-lastmile').HttpError,
     HttpSuccess = require('connect-lastmile').HttpSuccess,
+    https = require('https'),
     path = require('path'),
     paths = require('../paths.js'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
@@ -150,7 +152,8 @@ async function getAvatar(req, res, next) {
     if (avatarError) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(avatarError));
 
     if (avatar.equals(constants.AVATAR_GRAVATAR)) {
-        require('https').get(`https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/${require('crypto').createHash('md5').update(user.email).digest('hex')}.jpg`, function (upstreamRes) {
+        const gravatarHash = crypto.createHash('md5').update(user.email).digest('hex');
+        https.get(`https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/${gravatarHash}.jpg`, function (upstreamRes) {
             if (upstreamRes.statusCode !== 200) {
                 console.error('Gravatar error:', upstreamRes.statusCode);
                 return res.status(404).end();