@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+	"pipDirectoryPath":""
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import sys
+import unreal_engine as ue
+import json
+import upycmd as cmd
+from os import listdir
+
+from upypip import pip
+
+def checkPipDirectory():
+	#get our python scripts path
+	configPath = cmd.PythonPluginScriptPath() + '/upyconfig.json'
+	correctPipPath = cmd.PythonHomeScriptsPath()
+
+	#let's test our pip directory path
+	try:
+		with open(configPath) as data_file:
+			configs = json.load(data_file)
+
+			#grab currently stored path
+			storedPipPath = configs['pipDirectoryPath']
+
+			print(storedPipPath)
+			print(tempPath)
+
+			#compare paths
+			if (storedPipPath != correctPipPath):
+				#if they don't match, remove the pip module and reinstall pip for this module
+				
+				libPath = cmd.PythonHomePath() + '/Lib/site-packages'
+				dirs = listdir(libPath)
+				print(libPath)
+				print(dirs)
+
+				tempPath = None
+				for directory in dirs:
+					if ('pip' in directory and
+						directory.endswith('.dist-info')):
+						tempPath = libPath + directory
+
+				print(tempPath)
+				#rmdir Li
+	except:
+		e = sys.exc_info()[0]
+		ue.log('upyconfig.json error: ' + str(e))
+
+#add any startup action you wish to perform in python
+def startup():
+	#check that our pip directory matches for pip.exe commands
+	checkPipDirectory()
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ void FUnrealEnginePythonModule::StartupModule()
 	//import upymodule_importer
 	PyImport_ImportModule("upymodule_importer");
 
+	char const* startupCode = 
+		"import upystartup\n"
+		"upystartup.startup()\n";
+	PyRun_SimpleString(startupCode);
+
 	if (PyImport_ImportModule("ue_site")) {
 		UE_LOG(LogPython, Log, TEXT("ue_site Python module successfully imported"));
 	}