diff --git a/engines/python/build.gradle b/engines/python/build.gradle
index ce831af74..be1c40975 100644
--- a/engines/python/build.gradle
+++ b/engines/python/build.gradle
@@ -28,8 +28,19 @@ processResources {
         def propFile = file("${project.buildDir}/classes/java/main/native/lib/python.properties")
         def sb = new StringBuilder()
         sb.append("version=${version}\nlibraries=djl_python_engine.py")
-        for (String name : file("setup/djl_python").list().sort()) {
-            sb.append(",djl_python/").append(name)
+
+        def list = []
+        def dir = file("setup/djl_python")
+        dir.eachFileRecurse(groovy.io.FileType.FILES) { file ->
+            if (file.isFile()) {
+                list.add(dir.relativePath(file))
+            }
+        }
+        list.sort()
+        for (String name : list) {
+            if (!name.contains("__pycache__")) {
+                sb.append(",djl_python/").append(name)
+            }
         }
         propFile.text = sb.toString()
     }
@@ -46,6 +57,8 @@ clean.doFirst {
     delete "setup/djl_python.egg-info/"
     delete "setup/__pycache__/"
     delete "setup/djl_python/__pycache__/"
+    delete "setup/djl_python/tests/__pycache__/"
+    delete "setup/djl_python/scheduler/__pycache__/"
     delete "src/test/resources/accumulate/__pycache__/"
     delete System.getProperty("user.home") + "/.djl.ai/python"
 }
diff --git a/engines/python/src/main/java/ai/djl/python/engine/PyEnv.java b/engines/python/src/main/java/ai/djl/python/engine/PyEnv.java
index 3142ecdae..ab098c90d 100644
--- a/engines/python/src/main/java/ai/djl/python/engine/PyEnv.java
+++ b/engines/python/src/main/java/ai/djl/python/engine/PyEnv.java
@@ -102,7 +102,13 @@ static synchronized void init() {
                     if (is == null) {
                         throw new AssertionError("Python engine script not found: " + libPath);
                     }
-                    Files.copy(is, tmp.resolve(file), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+                    Path f = tmp.resolve(file);
+                    Path dir = f.getParent();
+                    if (dir == null) {
+                        throw new AssertionError("Parent direct cannot be null");
+                    }
+                    Files.createDirectories(dir);
+                    Files.copy(is, f, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
                 }
             }
             Utils.moveQuietly(tmp, path);