diff --git a/plugins/gdrive/class/gdriveclient.py b/plugins/gdrive/class/gdriveclient.py
index d71f1e446..527375ed9 100644
--- a/plugins/gdrive/class/gdriveclient.py
+++ b/plugins/gdrive/class/gdriveclient.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import re
 import json
 import io
 
-
 web_dir = os.getcwd() + "/web"
 if os.path.exists(web_dir):
     sys.path.append(web_dir)
@@ -16,6 +15,12 @@ if os.path.exists(web_dir):
 
 import core.mw as mw
 
+gd_dir = mw.getServerDir() +'/gdrive/lib'
+cmd = 'ls '+gd_dir+' | grep python  | cut -d \\  -f 1 | awk \'END {print}\''
+info = mw.execShell(cmd)
+p = gd_dir +'/'+ info[0].strip() + "/site-packages"
+sys.path.append(p)
+
 # -----------------------------
 import google.oauth2.credentials
 import google_auth_oauthlib.flow
diff --git a/plugins/gdrive/index.py b/plugins/gdrive/index.py
index 4d25f1df8..9a41d9326 100644
--- a/plugins/gdrive/index.py
+++ b/plugins/gdrive/index.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import json
 if sys.platform != "darwin":
     os.chdir("/www/server/mdserver-web")
 
-
 web_dir = os.getcwd() + "/web"
 if os.path.exists(web_dir):
     sys.path.append(web_dir)
@@ -21,16 +20,6 @@ if os.path.exists(web_dir):
 import core.mw as mw
 import core.db as db
 
-_ver = sys.version_info
-is_py2 = (_ver[0] == 2)
-is_py3 = (_ver[0] == 3)
-
-DEBUG = False
-
-if is_py2:
-    reload(sys)
-    sys.setdefaultencoding('utf-8')
-
 app_debug = False
 if mw.isAppleSystem():
     app_debug = True