diff --git a/src/tree/AttachedAccountsTreeItem.ts b/src/tree/AttachedAccountsTreeItem.ts
index 0b4574d97..4a3daee16 100644
--- a/src/tree/AttachedAccountsTreeItem.ts
+++ b/src/tree/AttachedAccountsTreeItem.ts
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ export class AttachedAccountsTreeItem implements IAzureParentTreeItem {
     private _keytar: typeof keytarType;
 
     constructor(private readonly _globalState: vscode.Memento) {
-        try {
-            this._keytar = require(`${vscode.env.appRoot}/node_modules/keytar`);
-        } catch (e) {
-            // unable to find keytar
-        }
+        this._keytar = getCoreNodeModule(`keytar`);
 
         this.loadPersistedServers();
     }
@@ -299,3 +295,18 @@ export class AttachedAccountsTreeItem implements IAzureParentTreeItem {
         return [endpoint, masterKey, id];
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns a node module installed with VSCode, or null if it fails.
+ */
+function getCoreNodeModule(moduleName: string) {
+    try {
+        return require(`${vscode.env.appRoot}/node_modules.asar/${moduleName}`);
+    } catch (err) { }
+
+    try {
+        return require(`${vscode.env.appRoot}/node_modules/${moduleName}`);
+    } catch (err) { }
+
+    return null;
+}