diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a61554e63..837f4a402 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ if (RPMBUILD)
     # python libraries are installed through pip, and won't be found by rpm
     set(CPACK_RPM_Client_PACKAGE_REQUIRES "${PYTHON_INTERPRETER}, openssh, ${PYTHON_INTERPRETER}-pip")
     set(CPACK_RPM_Client_PACKAGE_SUMMARY "GUFI Client RPM")
-    set(CPACK_RPM_Client_PRE_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/contrib/python/pip_install.sh")
+    set(CPACK_RPM_Client_PRE_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/contrib/deps/client/pip_install.sh")
   endif()
 
   # Generate source RPM
diff --git a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
index dabda939c..b26f32e12 100644
--- a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,5 +162,5 @@ if (GIT_FOUND)
 endif()
 
 if (CLIENT)
-  add_subdirectory(python)
+  add_subdirectory(deps)
 endif()
diff --git a/contrib/python/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/deps/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 98%
rename from contrib/python/CMakeLists.txt
rename to contrib/deps/CMakeLists.txt
index 3432ca19a..fed38b068 100644
--- a/contrib/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/deps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0)
 
-configure_file(pip_install.sh pip_install.sh @ONLY)
+add_subdirectory(client)
diff --git a/contrib/deps/client/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/deps/client/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf9fd324f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/deps/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# This file is part of GUFI, which is part of MarFS, which is released
+# under the BSD license.
+#
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Los Alamos National Security (LANS), LLC
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+# list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+# this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
+# other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors
+# may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+# specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+# IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
+# INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+# BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
+# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+#
+# From Los Alamos National Security, LLC:
+# LA-CC-15-039
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Los Alamos National Security, LLC All rights reserved.
+# Copyright 2017. Los Alamos National Security, LLC. This software was produced
+# under U.S. Government contract DE-AC52-06NA25396 for Los Alamos National
+# Laboratory (LANL), which is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for
+# the U.S. Department of Energy. The U.S. Government has rights to use,
+# reproduce, and distribute this software.  NEITHER THE GOVERNMENT NOR LOS
+# ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR
+# ASSUMES ANY LIABILITY FOR THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.  If software is
+# modified to produce derivative works, such modified software should be
+# clearly marked, so as not to confuse it with the version available from
+# LANL.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+# THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC OR
+# CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+# EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
+# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+# INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+# CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
+# IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
+# OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0)
+
+configure_file(offline_install.txt offline_install.txt @ONLY)
+configure_file(pip_install.sh pip_install.sh @ONLY)
diff --git a/contrib/python/offline_install.txt b/contrib/deps/client/offline_install.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from contrib/python/offline_install.txt
rename to contrib/deps/client/offline_install.txt
diff --git a/contrib/python/pip_install.sh b/contrib/deps/client/pip_install.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from contrib/python/pip_install.sh
rename to contrib/deps/client/pip_install.sh