diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0368450..0eb49b1 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ $(OUTPUT): prepare custompkg/custom.pkg
 		"$(OSX)" \
 		/Applications/Xcode.app \
 		/Applications/AutoDMG.app \
-		/Applications/CreateUserPkg.app \
 		"$(OSX)" \
-		$(PWD)/custompkg/custom.pkg \
-		$(PWD)/pkgs/*.pkg && \
-		cp /tmp/output.dmg $(PWD)/$@
+		"$(PWD)"/custompkg/custom.pkg \
+		"$(PWD)"/pkgs/*.pkg && \
+		cp /tmp/output.dmg "$(PWD)"/$@
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.dmg /tmp/output.dmg custompkg/*.pkg
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/profile.d/900.gpg-agent.sh b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/profile.d/900.gpg-agent.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c8a8fc5..4caa80f
--- a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/profile.d/900.gpg-agent.sh
+++ b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/profile.d/900.gpg-agent.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ if [[ ! -e $HOME/.gpg-agent-info ]]; then
         gpg-agent \
             --enable-ssh-support \
             --daemon \
-            --write-env-file \
-            --use-standard-socket \
             --pinentry-program $(brew --prefix)/bin/pinentry-mac \
             2>&1 >/dev/null
     fi
diff --git a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/099.add-python-path.sh b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/099.add-python-path.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4b92648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/099.add-python-path.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# adds homebrew python packages dir to python paths
+
+echo "import site; site.addsitedir(\"$HOME/Library/Homebrew/lib/python2.7/site-packages\")" >> \
+	$HOME/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/homebrew.pth
diff --git a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-caskroom-apps.sh b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-caskroom-apps.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 24c669b..c09531f
--- a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-caskroom-apps.sh
+++ b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-caskroom-apps.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ CASKS="
 	google-drive
 	iterm2
 	keepassx
+	keybase
 	lastpass
 	little-snitch
 	slack
diff --git a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-homebrew-apps.sh b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-homebrew-apps.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3790d6d..aef3f9e
--- a/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-homebrew-apps.sh
+++ b/custompkg/root/etc/skel/Library/user-setup/100.install-homebrew-apps.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ HOMEBREW_PKGS="
 	homebrew/dupes/rsync
 	irssi
 	jq
-	keybase
 	lame
 	mobile-shell
 	mtr