diff --git a/apps/cic-notify/cic_notify/version.py b/apps/cic-notify/cic_notify/version.py
index e8f70c71..475867be 100644
--- a/apps/cic-notify/cic_notify/version.py
+++ b/apps/cic-notify/cic_notify/version.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import semver
 
 logg = logging.getLogger()
 
-version = (0, 4, 0, 'alpha.7')
+version = (0, 4, 0, 'alpha.8')
 
 version_object = semver.VersionInfo(
         major=version[0],
diff --git a/apps/cic-notify/requirements.txt b/apps/cic-notify/requirements.txt
index 17b36f50..9d773680 100644
--- a/apps/cic-notify/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-notify/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cic_base[full_graph]==0.1.3a3+build.984b5cff
+cic_base[full_graph]~=0.2.0a1
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/.config/app.ini b/apps/cic-ussd/.config/app.ini
index 1a0b5e4f..7fdb8c44 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/.config/app.ini
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/.config/app.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [app]
 ALLOWED_IP=0.0.0.0/0
 LOCALE_FALLBACK=en
-LOCALE_PATH=/usr/src/cic-ussd/var/lib/locale/
+LOCALE_PATH=var/lib/locale/
 MAX_BODY_LENGTH=1024
 PASSWORD_PEPPER=QYbzKff6NhiQzY3ygl2BkiKOpER8RE/Upqs/5aZWW+I=
 SERVICE_CODE=*483*46#,*483*061#,*384*96#
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ SUPPORT_PHONE_NUMBER=0757628885
 REGION=KE
 
 [ussd]
-MENU_FILE=/usr/src/data/ussd_menu.json
+MENU_FILE=data/ussd_menu.json
 user = 
 pass = 
 
 [statemachine]
-STATES=/usr/src/cic-ussd/states/
-TRANSITIONS=/usr/src/cic-ussd/transitions/
+STATES=states/
+TRANSITIONS=transitions/
 
 [client]
 host =
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/.config/pgp.ini b/apps/cic-ussd/.config/pgp.ini
index c06f2838..7d0dc63b 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/.config/pgp.ini
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/.config/pgp.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [pgp]
-export_dir = /usr/src/pgp/keys/
+export_dir = pgp/keys/
 keys_path = /usr/src/secrets/
 private_keys = privatekeys_meta.asc
 passphrase =
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/docker/start_cic_user_server.sh b/apps/cic-ussd/docker/start_cic_user_server.sh
index 08742684..5d6ecb00 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/docker/start_cic_user_server.sh
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/docker/start_cic_user_server.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 user_server_port=${SERVER_PORT:-9500}
 
-/usr/local/bin/uwsgi --wsgi-file /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_server.py --http :"$user_server_port" --pyargv "$@"
+/usr/local/bin/uwsgi --wsgi-file cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_server.py --http :"$user_server_port" --pyargv "$@"
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/docker/start_cic_user_ussd_server.sh b/apps/cic-ussd/docker/start_cic_user_ussd_server.sh
index 9bb6b9b5..35b18207 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/docker/start_cic_user_ussd_server.sh
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/docker/start_cic_user_ussd_server.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 user_ussd_server_port=${SERVER_PORT:-9000}
 
-/usr/local/bin/uwsgi --wsgi-file /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_ussd_server.py --http :"$user_ussd_server_port" --pyargv "$@"
+/usr/local/bin/uwsgi --wsgi-file cic_ussd/runnable/daemons/cic_user_ussd_server.py --http :"$user_ussd_server_port" --pyargv "$@"
diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt b/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
index a9c0cbf8..5f796d1c 100644
--- a/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
+++ b/apps/cic-ussd/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cic_base[full_graph]==0.1.3a3+build.984b5cff
+cic_base[full_graph]==0.2.0a1
 cic-eth~=0.12.0a1
-cic-notify~=0.4.0a7
+cic-notify~=0.4.0a8
 cic-types~=0.1.0a11
diff --git a/apps/data-seeding/cic_ussd/import_ussd_data.py b/apps/data-seeding/cic_ussd/import_ussd_data.py
index fddd8bb6..44f06be9 100644
--- a/apps/data-seeding/cic_ussd/import_ussd_data.py
+++ b/apps/data-seeding/cic_ussd/import_ussd_data.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ default_config_dir = '/usr/local/etc/cic'
 
 arg_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 arg_parser.add_argument('-c', type=str, default=default_config_dir, help='config file')
-arg_parser.add_argument('-q', type=str, default='cic-eth', help='Task queue')
+arg_parser.add_argument('-q', type=str, default='cic-import-ussd', help='Task queue')
 arg_parser.add_argument('-v', action='store_true', help='Be verbose')
 arg_parser.add_argument('-vv', action='store_true', help='Be more verbose')
 arg_parser.add_argument('user_dir', type=str, help='path to users export dir tree')
diff --git a/apps/data-seeding/verify.py b/apps/data-seeding/verify.py
index 01bcee82..911f0750 100644
--- a/apps/data-seeding/verify.py
+++ b/apps/data-seeding/verify.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ for t in include:
 api = None
 for t in custodial_tests:
     if t in active_tests:
-        from cic_eth.api.api_admin import AdminApi
+        from cic_eth.api.admin import AdminApi
         api = AdminApi(None)
         logg.info('activating custodial module'.format(t))
         break