diff --git a/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/RaspberryService.sh b/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/RaspberryService.sh
index 114226790..8873cac84 100644
--- a/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/RaspberryService.sh
+++ b/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/RaspberryService.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DESC="This service is used to publish events from the Raspberry Pi to the WSO2 D
 NAME=RaspberryStats
 
 DIR=/usr/local/src/RaspberryAgent/src/
-DAEMON=python $DIR/RaspberryAgent.py
+DAEMON=$DIR/RaspberryAgent.py
 DAEMON_NAME=$NAME
 SCRIPTNAME=RaspberryService.sh
 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ DAEMON_USER=root   #pi
 do_start () {
     log_daemon_msg "Starting system $DAEMON_NAME daemon"
     start-stop-daemon --start --background --pidfile $PIDFILE --make-pidfile --user $DAEMON_USER --chuid $DAEMON_USER --startas $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS
+    python $DAEMON &
     log_end_msg $?
 }
 do_stop () {
diff --git a/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/src/RaspberryAgent.py b/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/src/RaspberryAgent.py
index 759a0b6c9..5ab04be85 100644
--- a/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/src/RaspberryAgent.py
+++ b/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/src/RaspberryAgent.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin python
 """
 /**
 * Copyright (c) 2015, WSO2 Inc. (http://www.wso2.org) All Rights Reserved.
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import logging, logging.handlers
 import sys, os, signal, argparse
 import running_mode
 import time, threading, datetime, calendar
-import iotUtils, mqttConnector, Adafruit_DHT, httpServer
+import iotUtils, mqttConnector, httpServer
+import Adafruit_DHT
 
 # import httplib, ssl
 # from functools import wraps
diff --git a/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/startService.sh b/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/startService.sh
index 4ccf64e01..f85bc7a98 100644
--- a/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/startService.sh
+++ b/features/device-types-feature/raspberrypi-plugin-feature/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.iot.raspberrypi.feature/src/main/resources/agent/startService.sh
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ sudo python Adafruit_Python_DHT/setup.py install
 
 sudo cp $currentDir/deviceConfig.properties $currentDir/src
 sudo cp -r $currentDir/src $destination
-sudo chmod +x $destination/src/RaspberryAgent.py
+sudo chmod 755 $destination/src/RaspberryAgent.py
 sudo update-rc.d -f RaspberryService.sh remove
 sudo cp $currentDir/RaspberryService.sh /etc/init.d
-sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/RaspberryService.sh
+sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/RaspberryService.sh
 sudo update-rc.d RaspberryService.sh defaults
 sudo service RaspberryService.sh start