diff --git a/repo_cloner/lib/cred_helper.py b/repo_cloner/lib/cred_helper.py
index 5b7912d..6b8b415 100644
--- a/repo_cloner/lib/cred_helper.py
+++ b/repo_cloner/lib/cred_helper.py
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ def init_gh_token():
 
 def load_gh_token(path: Path):
 	global token
-	log.info(f"Loading secret github token")
-	if not path.is_file():
-		log.warning(f"Token load did not pass - file not found")
-		return
-	# load token
-	token = path.read_text().strip()
+	try:
+		log.info(f"Loading secret github token")
+		if not path.is_file():
+			log.warning(f"Token load did not pass - file not found")
+			return
+		# load token
+		token = path.read_text().strip()
+	except Exception as e:
+		log.warning(f"Token reading error: {e.__str__()}")
 
 
 def config_try_override(config_writer: GitConfigParser, section: str, option: str, value: str):
diff --git a/repo_cloner/prepare_git_tree.py b/repo_cloner/prepare_git_tree.py
index affccb4..753d885 100644
--- a/repo_cloner/prepare_git_tree.py
+++ b/repo_cloner/prepare_git_tree.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def clone_checkout(
 		log.critical(f"Recursion limit reached! breaking")
 		return False
 
-	repo = Repo().clone_from(source.as_posix(), to_path = target.as_posix(), progress = GitRemoteProgress(), bare = False)
+	repo = Repo.clone_from(source.as_posix(), to_path = target.as_posix(), progress = GitRemoteProgress(), bare = False)
 	if reference:
 		log.debug(f"Finding reference: {reference}")
 		try:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c846088..55d223f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import os
 
-print("Packages:", find_packages())
+with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "requirements.txt"), "r") as f:
+	reqs = f.readlines()
+
+install_requirements = []
+for req in reqs:
+	req = req.strip()
+	if "==" in req:
+		install_requirements.append(req)
 
 setup(
 	name = 'repo_cloner',
@@ -13,4 +21,5 @@ setup(
 			'rc-prepare-git-tree=repo_cloner.prepare_git_tree:main',
 		]
 	},
+	install_requires = install_requirements,
 )
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_cloner.py b/tests/lib/test_cloner.py
index a158d6c..c937153 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_cloner.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_cloner.py
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ def test_open_initialized(cloner_dir_with_config, path_repo_base, caplog):
 	hashed = gen_repo_hashed_name(path_repo_base.as_uri())
 	path = cloner_dir_with_config.joinpath("repos", hashed).as_posix()
 	mock.config.cloner_repo_url = path_repo_base.as_uri()
-	r = git.Repo().clone_from(path_repo_base.as_uri(), path, bare = True)
+	r = git.Repo.clone_from(path_repo_base.as_uri(), path, bare = True)
 	commit = r.head.commit.hexsha
 	assert r.bare
 	c = Cloner(mock)