diff --git a/apps/dsm/mods/Makefile b/apps/dsm/mods/Makefile
index 4c25789a..998288a8 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/mods/Makefile
+++ b/apps/dsm/mods/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ COREPATH = $(DSMPATH)/../../core
 
 include $(COREPATH)/../Makefile.defs
 
-exclude_dsm_modules = mod_mysql mod_aws
+exclude_dsm_modules ?= mod_mysql mod_aws
 
 ifneq ($(USE_MONITORING), yes)
 exclude_dsm_modules += mod_monitoring
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ dsm_modules = $(filter-out $(subst ;, ,$(exclude_dsm_modules))\
 		$(wildcard Makefile*) lib CMakeLists.txt, \
 		$(wildcard *) )
 
-
 .PHONY: all
 all: modules
 
diff --git a/pkg/debian/control b/pkg/debian/control
index cadb4d23..42f832af 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/control
+++ b/pkg/debian/control
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Source: sems
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
-Maintainer: Stefan Sayer <sayer@iptel.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 4), libspeex-dev, flite-dev, libspandsp-dev, libssl-dev, python-dev, sip4, python-sip4-dev, openssl, libev-dev
+Maintainer: Stefan Sayer <stefan.sayer@gmail.com>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 4), libspeex-dev, flite-dev, libspandsp-dev, libssl-dev, python-dev, sip4, python-sip4-dev, openssl, libev-dev, libmysql++-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.5.2
 
 Package: sems
diff --git a/pkg/debian/rules b/pkg/debian/rules
index f0465aea..bcba1a2d 100755
--- a/pkg/debian/rules
+++ b/pkg/debian/rules
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ PYTHON_MODULES=ivr py_sems conf_auth mailbox pin_collect
 
 EXCLUDED_MODULES=gateway examples mp3
 
+EXCLUDED_DSM_MODULES=mod_aws
+EXCLUDED_DSM_PY_MODULES=mod_aws mod_py
 CPPFLAGS += -DHAVE_XMLRPCPP_SSL 
 # for older than lenny add:
 # -DHAVE_OLD_SPANDSP_CALLBACK
@@ -47,7 +49,10 @@ build-stamp: configure-stamp
 # Add here commands to compile the package.
 	USE_SPANDSP=yes LONG_DEBUG_MESSAGE=yes CPPFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS)" \
 	$(MAKE) \
-	cfg-target=/etc/sems/ prefix=/usr exclude_app_modules="$(EXCLUDED_MODULES)" DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/sems
+	cfg-target=/etc/sems/ prefix=/usr \
+	exclude_app_modules="$(EXCLUDED_MODULES)" \
+	exclude_dsm_modules="$(EXCLUDED_DSM_MODULES)" \
+	DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/sems
 #/usr/bin/docbook-to-man debian/ser.sgml > ser.1
 
 	touch build-stamp
@@ -75,7 +80,9 @@ install: build
 		cfg-target=/etc/sems/
 
 	USE_SPANDSP=yes LONG_DEBUG_MESSAGE=yes CPPFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS)" \
-	$(MAKE) -C apps/ install exclude_app_modules="$(EXCLUDED_MODULES) $(PYTHON_MODULES)" \
+	$(MAKE) -C apps/ install \
+		exclude_app_modules="$(EXCLUDED_MODULES) $(PYTHON_MODULES)" \
+		exclude_dsm_modules="$(EXCLUDED_DSM_PY_MODULES)" \
 		DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/sems \
 		prefix=/usr \
 		cfg-target=/etc/sems/
@@ -85,7 +92,15 @@ install: build
 
 # install only the python modules
 	USE_SPANDSP=yes LONG_DEBUG_MESSAGE=yes CPPFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS)" \
-	$(MAKE) -C apps/ install app_modules="$(PYTHON_MODULES)" \
+	$(MAKE) -C apps/ install \
+		app_modules="$(PYTHON_MODULES)" \
+		DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/sems-python-modules \
+		prefix=/usr \
+		cfg-target=/etc/sems/  
+
+# install mod_py DSM module
+	USE_SPANDSP=yes LONG_DEBUG_MESSAGE=yes CPPFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS)" \
+	$(MAKE) -C apps/dsm/mods/mod_py install \
 		DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/sems-python-modules \
 		prefix=/usr \
 		cfg-target=/etc/sems/