diff --git a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-check b/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-check
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..53f97fff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-check
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Absolute path to this script
+SCRIPT=`readlink -f $0`
+# Absolute directory this script is in
+SCRIPTPATH=`dirname $SCRIPT`
+
+VIRTUAL_ENV_DIR="/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv"
+if [ -d $VIRTUAL_ENV_DIR ]; then
+    virtualenv_bin="/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/bin/"
+    
+    if [ -f ${virtualenv_bin}activate ]; then
+        . ${virtualenv_bin}activate
+    else
+        echo 1
+        exit 0
+    fi
+    
+    CHECK=$(python ${SCRIPTPATH}/virtualenv-check.py)
+    if [ "$CHECK" == "1" ]; then
+        echo 1
+        exit 0
+    fi
+    echo 0
+else
+    echo 1
+fi
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diff --git a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-check.py b/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-check.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27c491fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-check.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+try:
+    import amqplib
+    import anyjson
+    import configobj
+    import kombu
+    import mutagen
+    import poster
+    import pyinotify
+    print 0
+except ImportError, e:
+    print 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh b/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh
index 902d9d29b..a6b63a540 100755
--- a/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh
+++ b/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
 # Absolute path to this script
 SCRIPT=`readlink -f $0`
 # Absolute directory this script is in
@@ -5,23 +6,24 @@ SCRIPTPATH=`dirname $SCRIPT`
 
 VIRTUAL_ENV_DIR="/usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv"
 VIRTUAL_ENV_SHARE="/usr/share/python-virtualenv/"
-if [ ! -d "$VIRTUAL_ENV_DIR" ]; then
+CHECK=$(${SCRIPTPATH}/virtualenv-check)
+if [ "$CHECK" == "1" ]; then
     echo -e "\n*** Creating Virtualenv for Airtime ***"
     EXTRAOPTION=$(virtualenv --help | grep extra-search-dir)
 
     if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then
-        sudo virtualenv --extra-search-dir=${SCRIPTPATH}/3rd_party --no-site-package -p /usr/bin/python2.6 /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv
+        virtualenv --extra-search-dir=${SCRIPTPATH}/3rd_party --no-site-package -p /usr/bin/python2.6 /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv
     else
         # copy distribute-0.6.10.tar.gz to /usr/share/python-virtualenv/
         # this is due to the bug in virtualenv 1.4.9
         if [ -d "$VIRTUAL_ENV_SHARE" ]; then
             cp ${SCRIPTPATH}/3rd_party/distribute-0.6.10.tar.gz /usr/share/python-virtualenv/
         fi
-        sudo virtualenv --no-site-package -p /usr/bin/python2.6 /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv
+        virtualenv --no-site-package -p /usr/bin/python2.6 /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv
     fi
     
     echo -e "\n*** Installing Python Libraries ***"
-    sudo /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/bin/pip install ${SCRIPTPATH}/airtime_virtual_env.pybundle -E /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv
+    /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv/bin/pip install ${SCRIPTPATH}/airtime_virtual_env.pybundle -E /usr/lib/airtime/airtime_virtualenv
     
     echo -e "\n*** Patching Python Libraries ***"
     PATCHES=${SCRIPTPATH}/patches/*
@@ -30,9 +32,10 @@ if [ ! -d "$VIRTUAL_ENV_DIR" ]; then
             DIRNAME=$(basename $file)
             echo -e "\n   ---Applying Patches for $DIRNAME---"
         else
-            sudo patch -N -p0 -i $file
+            patch -N -p0 -i $file
         fi
     done
 else
     echo -e "\n*** Existing Airtime Virtualenv Found ***"
 fi 
+exit 0