diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index e5d79f3b24eda..4005f4d9bbd60 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ func (a *ArgoCDServer) newHTTPServer(ctx context.Context, port int) *http.Server
 	mustRegisterGWHandler(settings.RegisterSettingsServiceHandlerFromEndpoint, ctx, gwmux, endpoint, dOpts)
 	mustRegisterGWHandler(project.RegisterProjectServiceHandlerFromEndpoint, ctx, gwmux, endpoint, dOpts)
 
-	swagger.ServeSwaggerUI(mux, "server", "/swagger-ui")
+	swagger.ServeSwaggerUI(mux, packr.NewBox("."), "/swagger-ui")
 
 	// Dex reverse proxy and client app and OAuth2 login/callback
 	a.registerDexHandlers(mux)
diff --git a/util/swagger/swagger.go b/util/swagger/swagger.go
index bf4d846e15b82..b8a3ca08c246d 100644
--- a/util/swagger/swagger.go
+++ b/util/swagger/swagger.go
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 package swagger
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/runtime/middleware"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
 )
 
 // ServeSwaggerUI serves the Swagger UI and JSON spec.
-func ServeSwaggerUI(mux *http.ServeMux, component, uiPath string) {
+func ServeSwaggerUI(mux *http.ServeMux, box packr.Box, uiPath string) {
 	prefix := path.Dir(uiPath)
 	specURL := path.Join(prefix, "swagger.json")
 
+	swaggerJSON, err := box.MustString("swagger.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	mux.HandleFunc(specURL, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		http.ServeFile(w, r, filepath.Join(component, "swagger.json"))
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, swaggerJSON)
 	})
 
 	mux.Handle(uiPath, middleware.Redoc(middleware.RedocOpts{
diff --git a/util/swagger/swagger_test.go b/util/swagger/swagger_test.go
index 9e41a65edb92c..ecbb07a7f172c 100644
--- a/util/swagger/swagger_test.go
+++ b/util/swagger/swagger_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/loads"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
 )
 
 func TestSwaggerUI(t *testing.T) {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ func TestSwaggerUI(t *testing.T) {
 		c <- listener.Addr().String()
 
 		mux := http.NewServeMux()
-		ServeSwaggerUI(mux, "../../server", "/swagger-ui")
+		ServeSwaggerUI(mux, packr.NewBox("../../server"), "/swagger-ui")
 		panic(http.Serve(listener, mux))
 	}