diff --git a/install b/install
index 2cb36a740..972223555 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -491,6 +491,14 @@ verbose "\n * Installing necessary python services..."
 loudCmd "pip install setuptools --upgrade"
 verbose "...Done"
 
+
+
+if [[ `lsb_release -rs` == "14.04" ]] # Ubuntu trusty needs a workaround for python version SSL downloads
+then
+loudCmd "pip install pyOpenSSL cryptography idna certifi"
+fi
+
+
 verbose "\n * Creating /run/airtime..."
 mkdir -p /run/airtime
 chmod 755 /run/airtime
diff --git a/installer/lib/requirements-ubuntu-trusty.apt b/installer/lib/requirements-ubuntu-trusty.apt
index 58cd01eb8..306224fc4 100644
--- a/installer/lib/requirements-ubuntu-trusty.apt
+++ b/installer/lib/requirements-ubuntu-trusty.apt
@@ -66,4 +66,9 @@ liquidsoap-plugin-vorbis
 silan
 libopus0
 
-sysvinit-utils
\ No newline at end of file
+sysvinit-utils
+
+build-essential 
+libssl-dev 
+libffi-dev 
+python-dev