diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 99c29415..d34d71b1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ zip-build*
 
 /typings/*
 *.csv
-*.json 
 */PyQt-UI*
 specklepy_qt_ui*
-*requirements.txt
+plugin_utils/requirements.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a930db4..b9af3be8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,19 +157,14 @@ Though it is not required, we recommend installing these plugins from the QGIS P
 
 #### Visual Studio Code
 
-First, you'll need to change the _debug value to True in `plugin_utils/installer.py` file and verify the VS Code Python extension path:
+First, you'll need to change the _debug value to True in `plugin_utils/installer.py` file.
 
 ```python
     _debug = True
-    _vs_code_directory = os.path.expanduser("~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2023.20.0\pythonFiles\lib\python")
 ```
 
 This will automatically setup `debugpy` if it's not already installed, and start listening to port `5678`.
 
-In VS Code, you can use the built in python debugger. You'll need to create a debug configuration by creating a `launch.json` file.
-
-![Create Debug Config](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2316535/129895259-3b9ede24-a898-4dbd-86df-0d15f19a2714.png)
-
 Select the "Python" -> "Remote Attach" option. Your `launch.json` should look like this:
 
 ```json
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 0c376a4f..54851f25 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 if path not in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(0, path)
 
-from plugin_utils.installer import ensure_dependencies, startDegugger
+from plugin_utils.installer import ensure_dependencies, startDebugger
 from speckle.utils.panel_logging import logger
 
 from qgis.core import Qgis
@@ -28,22 +28,8 @@ def classFactory(iface):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     # Ensure dependencies are installed in the machine
     # from speckle.utils import enable_remote_debugging
     # enable_remote_debugging()
+    startDebugger()
     ensure_dependencies("QGIS")
-    startDegugger()
-
-    try:
-        import specklepy
-        import shapefile
-        from urllib3.contrib import appengine
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.logToUserWithAction(
-            "Speckle dependencies were not resolved.",
-            action_text="More info",
-            url="https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-qgis/blob/main/plugin_utils/reporting_issues.md",
-            level=2,
-        )
-        return EmptyClass(iface)
 
     from speckle_qgis import SpeckleQGIS
     from specklepy.logging import metrics
diff --git a/plugin_utils/installer.py b/plugin_utils/installer.py
index d132b3de..fcfe4f73 100644
--- a/plugin_utils/installer.py
+++ b/plugin_utils/installer.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 from typing import Optional
 from importlib import import_module, invalidate_caches
 import pkg_resources
+from subprocess import run
+import shutil
 
 from speckle.utils.utils import get_qgis_python_path
 
@@ -124,8 +126,6 @@ def is_pip_available() -> bool:
 def ensure_pip() -> None:
     print("Installing pip... ")
 
-    from subprocess import run
-
     print(PYTHON_PATH)
 
     completed_process = run([PYTHON_PATH, "-m", "ensurepip"])
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ def ensure_pip() -> None:
 
 def get_requirements_path() -> Path:
     # we assume that a requirements.txt exists next to the __init__.py file
+    if sys.platform.lower().startswith("darwin"):
+        path = Path(Path(__file__).parent, "requirements_mac.txt")
     path = Path(Path(__file__).parent, "requirements.txt")
     assert path.exists(), f"path not found {path}"
     return path
@@ -165,36 +167,11 @@ def install_requirements(host_application: str) -> None:
     path = str(connector_installation_path(host_application))
 
     print(f"Installing debugpy to {path}")
-    from subprocess import run
-
-    if _debug is True:
-        try:
-            import debugpy
-        except:
-            completed_process = run(
-                [
-                    PYTHON_PATH,
-                    "-m",
-                    "pip",
-                    "install",
-                    "-t",
-                    str(path),
-                    "debugpy==1.8.0",
-                ],
-                shell=True,
-                capture_output=True,
-                text=True,
-            )
-            if completed_process.returncode != 0:
-                m = f"Failed to install debugpy through pip. Disable debug mode or install debugpy manually. Full log: {completed_process}"
-                raise Exception(completed_process)
 
     if _dependencies_installed(requirements, path):
         return
 
     try:
-        import shutil
-
         shutil.rmtree(path)
     except PermissionError as e:
         # from speckle.utils.panel_logging import logger
@@ -214,9 +191,7 @@ def install_requirements(host_application: str) -> None:
             "-r",
             str(get_requirements_path()),
         ],
-        shell=True,
         capture_output=True,
-        text=True,
     )
 
     if completed_process.returncode != 0:
@@ -263,22 +238,35 @@ def ensure_dependencies(host_application: str) -> None:
         )
 
 
-def startDegugger() -> None:
-    try:
-        # debugger: https://gist.github.com/giohappy/8a30f14678aa7e446f9b694c632d7089
-        if _debug is True:
+def startDebugger() -> None:
+    if _debug is True:
+        try:
             import debugpy
-            import shutil
+        except:
+            # path = str(connector_installation_path(host_application))
+            completed_process = run(
+                [
+                    PYTHON_PATH,
+                    "-m",
+                    "pip",
+                    "install",
+                    "debugpy==1.8.0",
+                ],
+                capture_output=True,
+            )
+            if completed_process.returncode != 0:
+                m = f"Failed to install debugpy through pip. Disable debug mode or install debugpy manually. Full log: {completed_process}"
+                raise Exception(completed_process)
+
+    # debugger: https://gist.github.com/giohappy/8a30f14678aa7e446f9b694c632d7089
+    if _debug is True:
+        import debugpy
 
-            sys.path.append(_vs_code_directory)
-            debugpy.configure(python=shutil.which("python"))
+        sys.path.append(_vs_code_directory)
+        debugpy.configure(python=PYTHON_PATH)  # shutil.which("python"))
 
-            try:
-                debugpy.listen(("localhost", 5678))
-            except:
-                debugpy.connect(("localhost", 5678))
-    except:
-        pass
+        debugpy.listen(("localhost", 5678))
+        debugpy.wait_for_client()
 
 
 # path = str(connector_installation_path("QGIS"))
diff --git a/plugin_utils/requirements_mac.txt b/plugin_utils/requirements_mac.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe2c9503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin_utils/requirements_mac.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+geopandas==0.8.1
+geovoronoi==0.4.0
+gql==3.4.1
+pandas==1.3.3
+pyproj==3.2.0
+pyshp==2.3.1
+python-dateutil==2.8.0
+requests-toolbelt==0.10.1
+requests==2.31.0
+specklepy==2.17.12
+urllib3==1.26.16
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/speckle_qgis.py b/speckle_qgis.py
index a7b339ee..48b27fdd 100644
--- a/speckle_qgis.py
+++ b/speckle_qgis.py
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ def run(self):
         import requests
 
         # if the standard QGIS libraries are used
-        if urllib3.__version__ == "1.25.11" and requests.__version__ == "2.24.0":
+        if (urllib3.__version__ == "1.25.11" and requests.__version__ == "2.24.0") or (urllib3.__version__.startswith("1.24.") and requests.__version__.startswith("2.23.")):
             logToUser(
                 "Dependencies versioning error.\nClick here for details.",
                 url="dependencies_error",