diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/settings.json b/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/settings.json
index 12a19c4a1..bb391aee8 100644
--- a/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     // "scrypted.serverRoot": "/server",
 
     // lxc installation
-    "scrypted.debugHost": "scrypted-server",
-    "scrypted.serverRoot": "/root/.scrypted",
+    // "scrypted.debugHost": "scrypted-server",
+    // "scrypted.serverRoot": "/root/.scrypted",
 
     // windows installation
     // "scrypted.debugHost": "koushik-windows",
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
     // "scrypted.serverRoot": "/home/pi/.scrypted",
 
     // local checkout
-    // "scrypted.debugHost": "127.0.0.1",
-    // "scrypted.serverRoot": "/Users/koush/.scrypted",
+    "scrypted.debugHost": "127.0.0.1",
+    "scrypted.serverRoot": "/Users/koush/.scrypted",
 
     "scrypted.pythonRemoteRoot": "${config:scrypted.serverRoot}/volume/plugin.zip",
     "python.analysis.extraPaths": [
diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/src/requirements.optional.txt b/plugins/python-codecs/src/requirements.optional.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..812d5c80a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/src/requirements.optional.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# gobject instrospection for gstreamer.
+PyGObject>=3.30.4; sys_platform != 'win32'
+
+# pyvips is not available on windows, and is preinstalled as part of the installer scripts on
+# mac and linux.
+pyvips; sys_platform != 'win32'
diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/src/requirements.txt b/plugins/python-codecs/src/requirements.txt
index 5ea5256b2..00ba2aeaf 100644
--- a/plugins/python-codecs/src/requirements.txt
+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/src/requirements.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 # needed by libav to_ndarray
 numpy>=1.16.2
 
-# gobject instrospection for gstreamer.
-PyGObject>=3.30.4; sys_platform != 'win32'
-
-# libav doesnt work on arm7
-av>=10.0.0; sys_platform != 'linux' or platform_machine == 'x86_64' or platform_machine == 'aarch64'
-
-# pyvips is not available on windows, and is preinstalled as part of the installer scripts on
-# mac and linux.
-pyvips; sys_platform != 'win32'
+av>=10.0.0
 
 # in case pyvips fails to load, use a pillow fallback.
 # pillow for anything not intel linux, pillow-simd is available on x64 linux
diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index 62062461b..f0e5717d7 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@scrypted/server",
-  "version": "0.94.5",
+  "version": "0.94.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@scrypted/server",
-      "version": "0.94.5",
+      "version": "0.94.6",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@mapbox/node-pre-gyp": "^1.0.11",
diff --git a/server/python/plugin_remote.py b/server/python/plugin_remote.py
index dc6d77390..89b08ace6 100644
--- a/server/python/plugin_remote.py
+++ b/server/python/plugin_remote.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import rpc
 import rpc_reader
 
 
-OPTIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = """
+SCRYPTED_REQUIREMENTS = """
 ptpython
 """.strip()
 
@@ -574,25 +574,33 @@ class PluginRemote:
             if not os.path.exists(python_prefix):
                 os.makedirs(python_prefix)
 
-            str_requirements = ""
-            if 'requirements.txt' in zip.namelist():
-                str_requirements = zip.open('requirements.txt').read().decode('utf8')
 
-            optional_requirements_basename = os.path.join(
-                python_prefix, 'requirements.optional')
+            def read_requirements(filename: str) -> str:
+                if filename in zip.namelist():
+                    return zip.open(filename).read().decode('utf8')
+                return ''
+
+            str_requirements = read_requirements('requirements.txt')
+            str_optional_requirements = read_requirements('requirements.optional.txt')
+
+            scrypted_requirements_basename = os.path.join(
+                python_prefix, 'requirements.scrypted')
             requirements_basename = os.path.join(
                 python_prefix, 'requirements')
+            optional_requirements_basename = os.path.join(
+                python_prefix, 'requirements.optional')
 
             need_pip = True
             if str_requirements:
                 need_pip = need_requirements(requirements_basename, str_requirements)
             if not need_pip:
-                need_pip = need_requirements(optional_requirements_basename, OPTIONAL_REQUIREMENTS)
+                need_pip = need_requirements(scrypted_requirements_basename, SCRYPTED_REQUIREMENTS)
 
             if need_pip:
                 remove_pip_dirs(plugin_volume)
-                install_with_pip(python_prefix, packageJson, OPTIONAL_REQUIREMENTS, optional_requirements_basename, ignore_error=True)
+                install_with_pip(python_prefix, packageJson, SCRYPTED_REQUIREMENTS, scrypted_requirements_basename, ignore_error=True)
                 install_with_pip(python_prefix, packageJson, str_requirements, requirements_basename, ignore_error=False)
+                install_with_pip(python_prefix, packageJson, str_optional_requirements, optional_requirements_basename, ignore_error=True)
             else:
                 print('requirements.txt (up to date)')
                 print(str_requirements)