diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f47b941..2ad3d19 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ RUN apt-get -y install \
   php-curl \
   sudo \
   iproute2 \
-  jq \
-  bc \
   pdftk \
   poppler-utils \
   && apt-get -y clean
diff --git a/files/brscan-skey.config b/files/brscan-skey.config
index ec298ea..02029c1 100644
--- a/files/brscan-skey.config
+++ b/files/brscan-skey.config
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 password=
-IMAGE="bash /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scantoimage.sh"
-OCR="bash /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scantoocr.sh"
-EMAIL="bash /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scantoemail.sh"
-FILE="bash /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scantofile.sh"
+IMAGE="python3 /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scantoimage.py"
+OCR="python3 /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scantoocr.py"
+EMAIL="python3 /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scantoemail.py"
+FILE="python3 /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scantofile.py"
 SEMID=b
 eth=
 ip_address=
diff --git a/html/scan.php b/html/scan.php
index ddfa94e..12a3342 100644
--- a/html/scan.php
+++ b/html/scan.php
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 if (in_array($target, array('file','email','image','ocr'))) {
         if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
                 //return immediately
-                $handle = popen('sudo -b -u \#'.$UID.' /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scanto'.$target.'.sh', 'r');
+                $handle = popen('sudo -b -u \#'.$UID.' /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scanto'.$target.'.py', 'r');
         } else if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'GET') {
                 //wait for completion
-                $output=shell_exec('sudo -u \#'.$UID.' /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scanto'.$target.'.sh');
+                $output=shell_exec('sudo -u \#'.$UID.' /opt/brother/scanner/brscan-skey/script/scanto'.$target.'.py');
         }
 }
 else
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@
 //      die();
 //}
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/script/scantoemail-0.2.4-1.py b/script/scantoemail-0.2.4-1.py
deleted file mode 100755
index dcdecdb..0000000
--- a/script/scantoemail-0.2.4-1.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
-# $1 = scanner device
-# $2 = friendly name
-
-import sys
-
-from scanner import read_environment, scan_rear
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # Open the log file in append mode
-    with open("/var/log/scanner.log", "a") as f:
-        # Redirect stdout to the log file
-        sys.stdout = f
-
-        read_environment()
-
-        device = sys.argv[1]
-        scan_rear(f, device)
diff --git a/script/scantoemail-0.2.4-1.sh b/script/scantoemail-0.2.4-1.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 003ce1d..0000000
--- a/script/scantoemail-0.2.4-1.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# $1 = scanner device
-# $2 = friendly name
-
-SCRIPTPATH="$(
-  cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit
-  pwd -P
-)"
-
-"$SCRIPTPATH"/scantoemail.py $@
diff --git a/script/scantoemail.py b/script/scantoemail.py
deleted file mode 120000
index 672e1fb..0000000
--- a/script/scantoemail.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-scantoemail-0.2.4-1.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/script/scantoemail.py b/script/scantoemail.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e5dcd1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/scantoemail.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# $1 = scanner device
+# $2 = friendly name
+
+import sys
+
+from scanner import read_environment, scan_rear
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Open the log file in append mode
+    with open("/var/log/scanner.log", "a") as log:
+        # Redirect stdout to the log file
+        sys.stdout = log
+        sys.stderr = log
+
+        read_environment()
+
+        device = None
+        if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+            device = sys.argv[1]
+        scan_rear(log, device)
diff --git a/script/scantoemail.sh b/script/scantoemail.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 36826b0..0000000
--- a/script/scantoemail.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-scantoemail-0.2.4-1.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.py b/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 056fac9..0000000
--- a/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
-# $1 = scanner device
-# $2 = friendly name
-
-import sys
-
-from scanner import read_environment, scan_front
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # Open the log file in append mode
-    with open("/var/log/scanner.log", "a") as f:
-        # Redirect stdout to the log file
-        sys.stdout = f
-
-        read_environment()
-
-        device = sys.argv[1]
-        scan_front(f, device)
diff --git a/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh b/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 745b9f4..0000000
--- a/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# $1 = scanner device
-# $2 = friendly name
-
-SCRIPTPATH="$(
-  cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit
-  pwd -P
-)"
-
-"$SCRIPTPATH"/scantofile.py $@
diff --git a/script/scantofile.py b/script/scantofile.py
deleted file mode 120000
index 64bff2a..0000000
--- a/script/scantofile.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-scantofile-0.2.4-1.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/script/scantofile.py b/script/scantofile.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a39105e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/scantofile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# $1 = scanner device
+# $2 = friendly name
+
+import sys
+
+from scanner import read_environment, scan_front
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Open the log file in append mode
+    with open("/var/log/scanner.log", "a") as log:
+        # Redirect stdout to the log file
+        sys.stdout = log
+        sys.stderr = log
+
+        read_environment()
+
+        device = None
+        if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+            device = sys.argv[1]
+        scan_front(log, device)
diff --git a/script/scantofile.sh b/script/scantofile.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 33f00b8..0000000
--- a/script/scantofile.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/script/scantoimage-0.2.4-1.sh b/script/scantoimage-0.2.4-1.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fc86ca2..0000000
--- a/script/scantoimage-0.2.4-1.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# $1 = scanner device
-# $2 = friendly name
-
-{
-
-  echo "ERROR!"
-  echo "This function is not implemented."
-  echo "You may implement your own script and mount under $0."
-  echo "Check out scripts in same folder or https://github.com/PhilippMundhenk/BrotherScannerDocker for examples."
-
-} >>/var/log/scanner.log 2>&1
diff --git a/script/scantoimage.py b/script/scantoimage.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bf43619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/scantoimage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# $1 = scanner device
+# $2 = friendly name
+
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Open the log file in append mode
+    with open("/var/log/scanner.log", "a") as log:
+        # Redirect stdout to the log file
+        sys.stdout = log
+        sys.stderr = log
+
+        print("ERROR!")
+        print("This function is not implemented.")
+        print("You may implement your own script and mount under $0.")
+        print(
+            "Check out scripts in same folder or https://github.com/PhilippMundhenk/BrotherScannerDocker for examples."
+        )
diff --git a/script/scantoimage.sh b/script/scantoimage.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index bfe2ea3..0000000
--- a/script/scantoimage.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-scantoimage-0.2.4-1.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/script/scantoocr-0.2.4-1.py b/script/scantoocr-0.2.4-1.py
deleted file mode 100755
index faa6508..0000000
--- a/script/scantoocr-0.2.4-1.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
-# $1 = scanner device
-# $2 = friendly name
-
-import sys
-
-from scanner import read_environment, scan_front
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # Open the log file in append mode
-    with open("/var/log/scanner.log", "a") as f:
-        # Redirect stdout to the log file
-        sys.stdout = f
-
-        read_environment()
-
-        device = sys.argv[1]
-        scan_front(f, device, ["--mode=True Gray"])
diff --git a/script/scantoocr-0.2.4-1.sh b/script/scantoocr-0.2.4-1.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f918b8c..0000000
--- a/script/scantoocr-0.2.4-1.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# $1 = scanner device
-# $2 = friendly name
-
-SCRIPTPATH="$(
-  cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit
-  pwd -P
-)"
-
-"$SCRIPTPATH"/scantoocr.py $@
diff --git a/script/scantoocr.py b/script/scantoocr.py
deleted file mode 120000
index ccdc918..0000000
--- a/script/scantoocr.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-scantoocr-0.2.4-1.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/script/scantoocr.py b/script/scantoocr.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..321bb86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/scantoocr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# $1 = scanner device
+# $2 = friendly name
+
+import sys
+
+from scanner import read_environment, scan_front
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Open the log file in append mode
+    with open("/var/log/scanner.log", "a") as log:
+        # Redirect stdout to the log file
+        sys.stdout = log
+        sys.stderr = log
+
+        read_environment()
+
+        device = None
+        if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+            device = sys.argv[1]
+        scan_front(log, device, ["--mode=True Gray"])
diff --git a/script/scantoocr.sh b/script/scantoocr.sh
deleted file mode 120000
index 105eb99..0000000
--- a/script/scantoocr.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-scantoocr-0.2.4-1.sh
\ No newline at end of file