diff --git a/checkCustomAPK.py b/checkCustomAPK.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000000..89aa683cba6bec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkCustomAPK.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import urllib
+import os
+import time
+
+apk_dir="/data/communitypilot_scripts"
+install_script = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pjlao307/communitypilot-apk-dist/master/install.py"
+
+def checkConnection():
+  try:
+    url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pjlao307/communitypilot-apk-dist/master/install.py"
+    urllib.urlopen(url)
+    isConnected = True
+  except:
+    isConnected = False
+
+  return isConnected
+
+def waitForConnection():
+  isConnected = False
+  connectCount = 0 
+  maxWaitTime = 10  
+
+  while not isConnected:
+    print "Waitng for internet connection"
+    if connectCount >= maxWaitTime:
+      break
+    connectCount += 1
+    isConnected = checkConnection()
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+  if not isConnected:
+    print "No connection, giving up"
+    exit
+
+print "Checking for custom APK installation"
+path_exists = os.path.isdir(apk_dir)
+
+if not path_exists:
+  print "%s does not exist, installing" % apk_dir
+  waitForconnection()
+  os.system("curl -L %s | python" % install_script)
+else:
+  print "APK already installed"
diff --git a/checkCustomAPK.sh b/checkCustomAPK.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 4f879bde17627d..00000000000000
--- a/checkCustomAPK.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/bash
-
-apk_dir="/data/communitypilot_scripts"
-if [ ! -d $apk_dir ]
-then
-  echo "$apk_dir does not exist, installing"
-  curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pjlao307/communitypilot-apk-dist/master/install.py | python
-else
-  echo "APK already installed"
-fi
diff --git a/launch_chffrplus.sh b/launch_chffrplus.sh
index e97c07b464181f..62d0e06ac9b4f2 100755
--- a/launch_chffrplus.sh
+++ b/launch_chffrplus.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function launch {
   export PYTHONPATH="$PWD"
 
   # check to see if custom APK is installed
-  sh ./checkCustomAPK.sh
+  python ./checkCustomAPK.py
 
   # start manager
   cd selfdrive