diff --git a/spk/tvheadend/Makefile b/spk/tvheadend/Makefile
index f00121ff2b1a..060210211bc6 100644
--- a/spk/tvheadend/Makefile
+++ b/spk/tvheadend/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SPK_GIT_HASH = c6bb43d
 SPK_GIT_DATE = 20211020
 SPK_VERS = $(SPK_SHORT_VERS).$(SPK_GIT_DATE)
 TVH_VERS = $(SPK_SHORT_VERS)~$(SPK_GIT_HASH)
-SPK_REV = 31
+SPK_REV = 30
 SPK_ICON = src/tvheadend.png
 DSM_UI_DIR = app
 
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ DSM_UI_DIR = app
 # 000-fix-version.patch from cross/tvheadend
 export TVH_VERS
 
-SPK_DEPENDS = "python310"
+SPK_DEPENDS = "python38"
+WHEELS = src/requirements.txt
+
 DEPENDS = cross/$(SPK_NAME) cross/zap2epg cross/dtv-scan-tables
 
 MAINTAINER = th0ma7
diff --git a/spk/tvheadend/src/requirements.txt b/spk/tvheadend/src/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..84b557c9ea35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spk/tvheadend/src/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+certifi==2021.5.30
+chardet==4.0.0
+requests==2.25.1
+urllib3==1.26.5
diff --git a/spk/tvheadend/src/service-setup.sh b/spk/tvheadend/src/service-setup.sh
index f4d40490398d..78989220419e 100644
--- a/spk/tvheadend/src/service-setup.sh
+++ b/spk/tvheadend/src/service-setup.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 # Sourced script by generic installer and start-stop-status scripts
 
 # Add ffmpeg and ifself to path
-PYTHON_DIR="/var/packages/python310/target"
+PYTHON_DIR="/var/packages/python38/target"
+PYTHONENV="${SYNOPKG_PKGDEST}/env"
+VIRTUALENV="${PYTHON_DIR}/bin/virtualenv"
+WHEELHOUSE=${SYNOPKG_PKGDEST}/share/wheelhouse
 FFMPEG_DIR="/var/packages/ffmpeg/target"
-PATH="${SYNOPKG_PKGDEST}/bin:${FFMPEG_DIR}/bin:${PYTHON_DIR}/bin:${PATH}"
+PATH="${SYNOPKG_PKGDEST}/env/bin:${SYNOPKG_PKGDEST}/bin:${FFMPEG_DIR}/bin:${PYTHON_DIR}/bin:${PATH}"
 
 # Service configuration. Change http and htsp ports here and in conf/tvheadend.sc for non-standard ports
 HTTP=9981
@@ -19,6 +22,18 @@ SVC_BACKGROUND=yes
 # Group configuration to manage permissions of recording folders
 GROUP=sc-media
 
+service_postinst ()
+{
+    # EPG Grabber (zap2epg) - Create a Python virtualenv
+    ${VIRTUALENV} --system-site-packages ${PYTHONENV}
+
+    # EPG Grabber (zap2epg) - Install the wheels/requirements
+    ${SYNOPKG_PKGDEST}/env/bin/pip install \
+             --no-deps --no-index --no-input --upgrade \
+             --force-reinstall --find-links \
+             ${WHEELHOUSE} ${WHEELHOUSE}/*.whl
+}
+
 service_postupgrade ()
 {
     # Need to enforce correct permissions for recording directories on upgrades