diff --git a/config/.default/firstrun b/config/.default/firstrun
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 76bbcb62..5ba6093d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ephem
 fastjsonschema>=2.14.4
 geocoder>=1.38.1
 gpiozero==1.6.2
-nhl-api-py
+nhl-api-py>=2.4.0
 noaa-sdk>=0.1.18
 pyowm>=3.0.0
 python-tsl2591==0.2.0
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index c378a6ae..a73808d1 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ echo "$(tput setaf 6)Installing required dependencies. This may take some time (
 sudo scripts/aptfile apt-requirements
 
 #Install all pip3 requirements using the requirements.txt filer
-sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+sudo pip3 install -U -r requirements.txt
 
 # Pull submodule and ignore changes from script
 git submodule update --init --recursive
@@ -32,6 +32,27 @@ sudo make install-python PYTHON="$(command -v python3)"
 
 cd ../../../ || exit
 
+# Blacklist the snd_bcm2835 sounds module
+sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rgbmatrix.conf <<TEXT1
+## Make sure the sound module does not load as it causes issues with the timing for the rgb matrix library
+blacklist snd_bcm2835
+
+# The next time the loading of the module is attempted, the /bin/false
+# will be executed instead. This will prevent the module from being
+# loaded on-demand.
+
+install snd_bcm_2835 /bin/false
+
+TEXT1
+
+# Unload the sound module
+sudo modprobe -r snd_bcm2835
+
+# Rebuild module dependacy
+sudo depmod -a
+
+sudo sed -i 's/$/ isolcpus=3/' /boot/cmdline.txt
+
 git reset --hard
 git fetch origin --prune
 git pull