diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap/__main__.py b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap/__main__.py
index 70207f888..af8145a79 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap/__main__.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap/__main__.py
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import logging
 import subprocess
 from pypo import pure
 
-PYPO_HOME = '/var/tmp/airtime/pypo/'
+PYPO_HOME = "/var/tmp/airtime/pypo/"
+
 
 def run():
-    '''Entry-point for this application'''
+    """Entry-point for this application"""
     print("Airtime Liquidsoap")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("-d", "--debug", help="run in debug mode", action="store_true")
@@ -19,15 +20,29 @@ def run():
     os.environ["HOME"] = PYPO_HOME
 
     if args.debug:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=getattr(logging, 'DEBUG', None))
+        logging.basicConfig(level=getattr(logging, "DEBUG", None))
 
     generate_liquidsoap_cfg.run()
-    ''' check liquidsoap version so we can run a scripts matching the liquidsoap minor version '''
-    liquidsoap_version = subprocess.check_output("liquidsoap --version", shell=True, universal_newlines=True)[0:3]
-    script_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), liquidsoap_version, 'ls_script.py')
+    """ check liquidsoap version so we can run a scripts matching the liquidsoap minor version """
+    liquidsoap_version = subprocess.check_output(
+        "liquidsoap  --force-start 'print(liquidsoap.version) shutdown()'",
+        shell=True,
+        universal_newlines=True,
+    )[0:3]
+    script_path = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(__file__), liquidsoap_version, "ls_script.liq"
+    )
+    exec_args = [
+        "/usr/bin/liquidsoap",
+        "airtime-liquidsoap",
+        script_path,
+        "--verbose",
+        "-f",
+    ]
     if args.debug:
-        os.execl('/usr/bin/liquidsoap', 'airtime-liquidsoap', script_path, '--verbose', '-f', '--debug')
-    else:
-        os.execl('/usr/bin/liquidsoap', 'airtime-liquidsoap', script_path, '--verbose', '-f')
+        print(f"Liquidsoap {liquidsoap_version} using script: {script_path}")
+        exec_args.append("--debug")
+    os.execl(*exec_args)
+
 
 run()