diff --git a/src/objectifier.py b/src/objectifier.py
index b8741b4..67a796d 100644
--- a/src/objectifier.py
+++ b/src/objectifier.py
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ def to_int(input_int):
 
 yolo_config = get_envvar_or_fail('OBJECTIFIER_YOLOV3_CONFIG')
 yolo_weights = get_envvar_or_fail('OBJECTIFIER_YOLOV3_WEIGHTS')
-yolo_labels = get_envvar_or_fail('OBJECTIFIER_YOLOV3_LABELS')
+yolo_labels_file = get_envvar_or_fail('OBJECTIFIER_YOLOV3_LABELS')
 buffer_size = to_int(get_envvar('OBJECTIFIER_BUFFER_SIZE')) or 524288
 max_file_age = to_int(get_envvar('OBJECTIFIER_CLEANUP_MAX_AGE'))
 file_cleanup_delay = to_int(get_envvar('OBJECTIFIER_CLEANUP_DELAY'))
 
+yolo_labels = []
+with open(yolo_labels_file, "r") as f:
+    yolo_labels = f.readlines()
+
 incoming_dir = Path(get_envvar_or_fail('CACHE_DIRECTORY'))
 outgoing_dir = Path(get_envvar_or_fail('STATE_DIRECTORY'))