diff --git a/server/bin/dependencies b/server/bin/dependencies
index 0265656cf..9aff158bc 100644
--- a/server/bin/dependencies
+++ b/server/bin/dependencies
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
 const child_process = require('child_process');
-const python = require('@bjia56/portable-python-3.9');
+const { PortablePython } = require('@bjia56/portable-python')
 const { once } = require('events');
+let python;
 
 async function pipInstall(pkg) {
-    const cp = child_process.spawn(python, ['-m', 'pip', 'install', pkg], {stdio: 'inherit'});
+    const cp = child_process.spawn(python, ['-m', 'pip', 'install', pkg], { stdio: 'inherit' });
     const [exitCode] = await once(cp, 'exit');
     if (exitCode)
         throw new Error('non-zero exit code: ' + exitCode);
 }
 
 async function installScryptedServerRequirements() {
+    const py = new PortablePython("3.9");
+    await py.install();
+    python = py.executablePath;
+
     await pipInstall('wheel');
     await pipInstall('debugpy');
     await pipInstall('psutil');
     await pipInstall('prompt_toolkit');
     await pipInstall('ptpython');
+    console.log('DONEZO', python)
 }
 
 installScryptedServerRequirements();
diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index 93aa6c1aa..c76df684e 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
   "name": "@scrypted/server",
-  "version": "0.94.16",
+  "version": "0.94.17",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@scrypted/server",
-      "version": "0.94.16",
+      "version": "0.94.17",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@bjia56/portable-python-3.9": "^0.1.10",
+        "@bjia56/portable-python": "^0.1.3",
         "@mapbox/node-pre-gyp": "^1.0.11",
         "@scrypted/types": "^0.3.13",
         "adm-zip": "^0.5.10",
@@ -60,11 +60,13 @@
         "@homebridge/node-pty-prebuilt-multiarch": "^0.11.12"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/@bjia56/portable-python-3.9": {
-      "version": "0.1.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bjia56/portable-python-3.9/-/portable-python-3.9-0.1.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Ml/SqIy/EF3PIH69Ftat70ujyV8uj65fr4gAPWdLkt0wpHZCrgsNREgSpLJohc87FisfEwdkEMKNF5VSX3tN2A==",
-      "hasInstallScript": true
+    "node_modules/@bjia56/portable-python": {
+      "version": "0.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bjia56/portable-python/-/portable-python-0.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LCevOAfR3EcpHxhn2HmJPYMKwlx6gFak1L5yT+HDZTpCZCJso5Fs55z04dZ3XHJGOP/nYSwcpVmcdPArJzfeFQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "adm-zip": "^0.5.10"
+      }
     },
     "node_modules/@derhuerst/http-basic": {
       "version": "8.2.4",
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 3994c94a3..582b31ccf 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "name": "@scrypted/server",
-  "version": "0.94.17",
+  "version": "0.94.18",
   "description": "",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@bjia56/portable-python-3.9": "^0.1.10",
+    "@bjia56/portable-python": "^0.1.3",
     "@mapbox/node-pre-gyp": "^1.0.11",
     "@scrypted/types": "^0.3.13",
     "adm-zip": "^0.5.10",
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
   "main": "dist/scrypted-main-exports.js",
   "types": "dist/scrypted-main-exports.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "dependencies": "node bin/dependencies",
     "preserve": "npm run build",
     "serve": "node --expose-gc dist/scrypted-main.js",
     "serve-no-build": "node --expose-gc dist/scrypted-main.js",
diff --git a/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts b/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts
index c0b600804..c5f2628fd 100644
--- a/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts
+++ b/server/src/plugin/runtime/python-worker.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import { RpcMessage, RpcPeer } from "../../rpc";
 import { createRpcDuplexSerializer } from '../../rpc-serializer';
 import { ChildProcessWorker } from "./child-process-worker";
 import { RuntimeWorkerOptions } from "./runtime-worker";
-import { getPluginVolume } from '../plugin-volume';
+import type {PortablePython as PortablePythonType} from '@bjia56/portable-python'
 
 export class PythonRuntimeWorker extends ChildProcessWorker {
     static {
         try {
-            const portablePython = require('@bjia56/portable-python-3.9') as string;
-            if (portablePython && typeof portablePython === 'string')
+            const PortablePython  = require('@bjia56/portable-python').PortablePython as typeof PortablePythonType;
+            const py = new PortablePython("3.9");
+            const portablePython = py.executablePath;
+            if (fs.existsSync(portablePython))
                 process.env.SCRYPTED_PYTHON_PATH = portablePython;
         }
         catch (e) {
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ export class PythonRuntimeWorker extends ChildProcessWorker {
             stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
             env: Object.assign({
                 // rev this if the base python version or server characterstics change.
-                SCRYPTED_PYTHON_VERSION: '20240308',
+                SCRYPTED_PYTHON_VERSION: '20240308.1',
                 PYTHONUNBUFFERED: '1',
                 PYTHONPATH,
             }, gstEnv, process.env, env),