diff --git a/install/cliner_dir/print_cliner_dir.py b/install/cliner_dir/print_cliner_dir.py
index d8736e8..aa0abb8 100644
--- a/install/cliner_dir/print_cliner_dir.py
+++ b/install/cliner_dir/print_cliner_dir.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def main():
     # Assumes this file never moves
     base = back(back(back(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
-    if not base.endswith('CliNER'):
+    if 'CliNER' not in os.path.basename(base):
         print >>sys.stderr, "\n\tERROR: Do not move file print_cliner_dir.py\n"
         exit(1)
     else:
diff --git a/install/dependencies/install_python_dependencies.sh b/install/dependencies/install_python_dependencies.sh
index bda122d..61a0e12 100644
--- a/install/dependencies/install_python_dependencies.sh
+++ b/install/dependencies/install_python_dependencies.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ echo -e "\nSee python dependency details at: \n\t$DEPENDENCIES_DIR/log_installat
 
 
 # Install python dependencies
-pip install -r $DEPENDENCIES_DIR/../../requirements.txt &>> $log
-
+cat $DEPENDENCIES_DIR/../../requirements.txt | xargs -n 1 -L 1 pip install
 
 # Install nltk data
 echo "downloading nltk data"
diff --git a/install/virtualenv/create_virtualenv.sh b/install/virtualenv/create_virtualenv.sh
index 1917805..fa7a3f5 100644
--- a/install/virtualenv/create_virtualenv.sh
+++ b/install/virtualenv/create_virtualenv.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 # Virtual Environment?
 if [[ ! $VIRTUAL_ENV ]] ; then
 
+    if [[ $CLINER_DIR = "" ]]; then
+        echo "CLINER_DIR not set"
     # Exists?
-    if [[ -f $CLINER_DIR/venv_cliner ]] ; then
+    elif [[ -f $CLINER_DIR/venv_cliner ]] ; then
         source $CLINER_DIR/venv_cliner/bin/activate
     else
         old=$(pwd)
@@ -20,6 +22,5 @@ if [[ ! $VIRTUAL_ENV ]] ; then
         source venv_cliner/bin/activate
         cd $old
     fi
-
 fi