diff --git a/packaging/osx/lbry-osx-app/setup_app.py b/packaging/osx/lbry-osx-app/setup_app.py
index f6d2a9145..1fdbe2ab7 100644
--- a/packaging/osx/lbry-osx-app/setup_app.py
+++ b/packaging/osx/lbry-osx-app/setup_app.py
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ OPTIONS = {
         'CFBundleIdentifier': 'io.lbry.LBRY',
         'LSUIElement': True,
     },
-    'packages': ['lbrynet', 'lbryum', 'requests', 'unqlite', 'certifi',
-                 'pkg_resources', 'json', 'jsonrpc', 'seccure',],
+    'packages': [
+        'lbrynet', 'lbryum', 'requests', 'unqlite', 'certifi',
+        'pkg_resources', 'json', 'jsonrpc', 'seccure',
+    ],
 }
 
 
@@ -26,4 +28,4 @@ setup(
     app=APP,
     options={'py2app': OPTIONS},
     data_files=DATA_FILES,
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
diff --git a/packaging/osx/lbry-osx-app/setup_app.sh b/packaging/osx/lbry-osx-app/setup_app.sh
index 1403a6d64..68c6ea9f3 100755
--- a/packaging/osx/lbry-osx-app/setup_app.sh
+++ b/packaging/osx/lbry-osx-app/setup_app.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ codesign -s "${LBRY_DEVELOPER_ID}" -f "${DEST}/dist/LBRYURIHandler.app/Contents/
 codesign --deep -s "${LBRY_DEVELOPER_ID}" -f "${DEST}/dist/LBRYURIHandler.app/Contents/MacOS/LBRYURIHandler"
 codesign -vvvv "${DEST}/dist/LBRYURIHandler.app"
 
-# why isn't certifi installed automatically by setup_app.py?
-pip install certifi
+pip install certifi pyobjc-core pyobjc-framework-Cocoa pyobjc-framework-CFNetwork
 python setup_app.py py2app
 
 echo "Moving in correct libgmp"