diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5b48a1f..1257f95 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ voxvera = ["templates/**", "src/**", "resources/**", "locales/**", "resources/bi
 
 [project]
 name = "voxvera"
-version = "0.2.14"
+version = "0.2.15"
 description = "VoxVera CLI utilities"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "VoxVera"}]
diff --git a/voxvera/__init__.py b/voxvera/__init__.py
index 3199214..fc38696 100644
--- a/voxvera/__init__.py
+++ b/voxvera/__init__.py
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-__version__ = "0.2.13"
+__version__ = "0.2.15"
 
-# Add the vendor directory to sys.path. We prepend it to ensure our bundled
-# dependencies take priority over potentially incompatible system packages
-# (e.g. Flask/Werkzeug version mismatches on Debian).
+# Add the vendor directory to sys.path ONLY for PyInstaller (frozen) builds.
+# For pip/pipx installs the system/venv packages are correct and the vendored
+# copies are incomplete (missing data files), so we must not shadow them.
 if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
     vendor_dir = Path(sys._MEIPASS).joinpath("voxvera", "vendor")
-else:
-    vendor_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "vendor"
-
-if vendor_dir.exists():
-    if str(vendor_dir) not in sys.path:
+    if vendor_dir.exists() and str(vendor_dir) not in sys.path:
         sys.path.insert(0, str(vendor_dir))
diff --git a/voxvera/cli.py b/voxvera/cli.py
index 657dc73..538e7e3 100644
--- a/voxvera/cli.py
+++ b/voxvera/cli.py
@@ -11,15 +11,18 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from importlib import resources
 from importlib.resources.abc import Traversable
 
-# Force PyInstaller to bundle these critical dependencies for onionshare-cli
-try:
-    import pkg_resources
-    import setuptools
-    import jaraco
-    import platformdirs
-    import packaging
-except ImportError:
-    pass
+# Force PyInstaller to bundle these critical dependencies for onionshare-cli.
+# Only needed at freeze-time analysis; skip for normal pip/pipx installs to
+# avoid pulling in vendored copies that may be incomplete.
+if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
+    try:
+        import pkg_resources
+        import setuptools
+        import jaraco
+        import platformdirs
+        import packaging
+    except Exception:
+        pass
 
 from InquirerPy import prompt, inquirer
 from rich.console import Console