diff --git a/install/pip.sh b/install/pip.sh
index f2b1a2b..61c8bd6 100755
--- a/install/pip.sh
+++ b/install/pip.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # this will install common libraries in pip 
 
+
+# get and install pip. comment this out if the version of python you are installing already comes bundled with pip
+wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
+python get-pip.py
+
 # adjust the pip version to whatever coincides with the python version installed in python.sh
 # should be a good base of pkgs - https://pythontips.com/2013/07/30/20-python-libraries-you-cant-live-without/ip2 install lxml
 
diff --git a/install/python.sh b/install/python.sh
index 25daeb0..a7587e2 100755
--- a/install/python.sh
+++ b/install/python.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pip_version=2.7
 download_url=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.12/Python-${py_version}.tar.xz
 
 # download the python version and extract it
+
 DOTFILES_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 mkdir -p "$DOTFILES_DIR/python"
 cd "$DOTFILES_DIR/python"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ cd Python-${py_version}
 
 
 # okay now install it
+
 ./configure --prefix=$DOTFILES_DIR/python
 make
 make install