diff --git a/ietf/bin/find-submission-confirmation-email-in-postfix-log b/ietf/bin/find-submission-confirmation-email-in-postfix-log
index c5283dcb2..6bf41574a 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/find-submission-confirmation-email-in-postfix-log
+++ b/ietf/bin/find-submission-confirmation-email-in-postfix-log
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+import io
 import os
 import sys
 
diff --git a/ietf/bin/generate-draft-aliases b/ietf/bin/generate-draft-aliases
index f5d1997b5..7a2d719c3 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/generate-draft-aliases
+++ b/ietf/bin/generate-draft-aliases
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TODO:
 """
 
 # boilerplate (from various other ietf/bin scripts)
-import os, sys, re
+import io, os, sys, re
 
 filename = os.path.abspath(__file__)
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
diff --git a/ietf/bin/generate-wg-aliases b/ietf/bin/generate-wg-aliases
index 9a030333e..abbda994d 100755
--- a/ietf/bin/generate-wg-aliases
+++ b/ietf/bin/generate-wg-aliases
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ mail lists: -ads, and -chairs
 """
 
 # boilerplate (from various other ietf/bin scripts)
-import os, sys
+import io, os, sys
 
 filename = os.path.abspath(__file__)
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.."))
diff --git a/ietf/sync/views.py b/ietf/sync/views.py
index 0504e412f..9a5b797be 100644
--- a/ietf/sync/views.py
+++ b/ietf/sync/views.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def notify(request, org, notification):
 
     if request.method == "POST":
         def runscript(name):
-            python = os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, "env", "bin", "python")
+            python = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(settings.BASE_DIR), "env", "bin", "python")
             cmd = [python, os.path.join(SYNC_BIN_PATH, name)]
             cmdstring = " ".join(cmd)
             p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)