diff --git a/validator/Cargo.toml b/validator/Cargo.toml
index 9f0063d316..242bdad165 100644
--- a/validator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/validator/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ directory-client = { path = "../clients/directory-client" }
 topology = {path = "../common/topology" }
 
 ## will be moved to proper dependencies once released
-sphinx = { path = "../../sphinx" }
+sphinx = { git = "https://github.com/nymtech/sphinx", rev="50ba6c4bbeb9be59257f32ff1e8f734e4fd82633" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 built = "0.3.2"