diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b1c2a32..8db7fca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /application/**/migrations/*
 /archive/*
 /logs/*
+/packages/*
 /temp
 /tmp
 __pycache__
diff --git a/docs/Setup.md b/docs/Setup.md
index 2d3907d..4ddab18 100644
--- a/docs/Setup.md
+++ b/docs/Setup.md
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ Before the actual setup, you have to satisfy the following dependencies:
 
 All required python packages are listed `in pip-dependencies.txt`  
 
-You can install the required python packages with the following command:  
+You can install the required python packages with  
 ```bash
-pip install -U -r pip-dependencies.txt
+./install-pip-dependencies.sh
 ```
 
 ## II.A Installation
diff --git a/install-pip-dependencies.sh b/install-pip-dependencies.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8dfc0d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install-pip-dependencies.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# install the required python packages
+
+wd=$(dirname $0)
+
+pip3 install -r "$wd/pip-dependencies.txt" -t "$wd/packages" 
diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.py b/lib/bootstrap.py
index 7fc3286..84944b1 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap.py
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ try:
         )
         app_process = Popen(
             [
-                "uvicorn",
+                "python3", "-m", "uvicorn",
                 "--host", "localhost",
                 "--port", quote(DJANGO_PORT),
                 "drinks_manager.asgi:application"
diff --git a/lib/env.sh b/lib/env.sh
index 07a2b66..51181e9 100644
--- a/lib/env.sh
+++ b/lib/env.sh
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 export DJANGO_SK_ABS_FP="$(pwd)/config/secret_key.txt"
 export STATIC_FILES="$(pwd)/static/"
 export APP_VERSION="2.6"
+export PYTHONPATH="$(pwd)/packages/"
diff --git a/packages/.gitkeep b/packages/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29