diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/MQTTnet.Server.csproj b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/MQTTnet.Server.csproj
index 885ec2f..967086a 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/MQTTnet.Server.csproj
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/MQTTnet.Server.csproj
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="IronPython" Version="2.7.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="IronPython.StdLib" Version="2.7.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="IronPython" Version="2.7.10-candidate1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="IronPython.StdLib" Version="2.7.10-candidate1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="3.1.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerGen" Version="5.3.1" />
diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/DataSharing/DataSharingService.cs b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/DataSharing/DataSharingService.cs
index 41b6854..f4f52d7 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/DataSharing/DataSharingService.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/DataSharing/DataSharingService.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-using System;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace MQTTnet.Server.Scripting.DataSharing
 {
     public class DataSharingService
     {
-        private readonly Dictionary<string, object> _storage = new Dictionary<string, object>();
-        private readonly PythonScriptHostService _pythonScriptHostService;
-        private readonly ILogger<DataSharingService> _logger;
+        readonly Dictionary<string, object> _storage = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+        readonly PythonScriptHostService _pythonScriptHostService;
+        readonly ILogger<DataSharingService> _logger;
 
         public DataSharingService(PythonScriptHostService pythonScriptHostService, ILogger<DataSharingService> logger)
         {
diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonIOStream.cs b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonIOStream.cs
index b346e89..0755a59 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonIOStream.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonIOStream.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-using System;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace MQTTnet.Server.Scripting
 {
     public class PythonIOStream : Stream
     {
-        private readonly ILogger _logger;
-        private readonly Encoding _encoder = Encoding.UTF8;
+        readonly ILogger _logger;
+        readonly Encoding _encoder = Encoding.UTF8;
 
         public PythonIOStream(ILogger<PythonIOStream> logger)
         {
diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonScriptHostService.cs b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonScriptHostService.cs
index c521d9d..f3607ff 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonScriptHostService.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonScriptHostService.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-using System;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Scripting;
+using Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting;
+using MQTTnet.Server.Configuration;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Dynamic;
 using System.IO;
@@ -6,22 +10,18 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using Microsoft.Scripting;
-using Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting;
-using MQTTnet.Server.Configuration;
 
 namespace MQTTnet.Server.Scripting
 {
     public class PythonScriptHostService
     {
-        private readonly IDictionary<string, object> _proxyObjects = new ExpandoObject();
-        private readonly List<PythonScriptInstance> _scriptInstances = new List<PythonScriptInstance>();
-        private readonly string _scriptsPath;
-        private readonly ScriptingSettingsModel _scriptingSettings;
-        private readonly ILogger<PythonScriptHostService> _logger;
-        private readonly ScriptEngine _scriptEngine;
-        
+        readonly IDictionary<string, object> _proxyObjects = new ExpandoObject();
+        readonly List<PythonScriptInstance> _scriptInstances = new List<PythonScriptInstance>();
+        readonly string _scriptsPath;
+        readonly ScriptingSettingsModel _scriptingSettings;
+        readonly ILogger<PythonScriptHostService> _logger;
+        readonly ScriptEngine _scriptEngine;
+
         public PythonScriptHostService(ScriptingSettingsModel scriptingSettings, PythonIOStream pythonIOStream, ILogger<PythonScriptHostService> logger)
         {
             _scriptingSettings = scriptingSettings ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(scriptingSettings));
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server.Scripting
             }
         }
 
-        private async Task TryInitializeScriptAsync(string path)
+        async Task TryInitializeScriptAsync(string path)
         {
             var uid = new FileInfo(path).Name.Replace(".py", string.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server.Scripting
                 {
                     _scriptInstances.Add(scriptInstance);
                 }
-                
+
                 _logger.LogInformation($"Initialized script '{uid}'.");
             }
             catch (Exception exception)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server.Scripting
             }
         }
 
-        private PythonScriptInstance CreateScriptInstance(string uid, string path, string code)
+        PythonScriptInstance CreateScriptInstance(string uid, string path, string code)
         {
             var scriptScope = _scriptEngine.CreateScope();
 
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server.Scripting
 
             scriptScope.SetVariable("mqtt_net_server", _proxyObjects);
             compiledCode.Execute(scriptScope);
-            
+
             return new PythonScriptInstance(uid, path, scriptScope);
         }
 
-        private void AddSearchPaths(ScriptEngine scriptEngine)
+        void AddSearchPaths(ScriptEngine scriptEngine)
         {
             if (_scriptingSettings.IncludePaths?.Any() != true)
             {
diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonScriptInstance.cs b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonScriptInstance.cs
index 5d28f1e..e64a168 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonScriptInstance.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Scripting/PythonScriptInstance.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-using System;
-using IronPython.Runtime;
+using IronPython.Runtime;
 using Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting;
+using System;
 
 namespace MQTTnet.Server.Scripting
 {
     public class PythonScriptInstance
     {
-        private readonly ScriptScope _scriptScope;
+        readonly ScriptScope _scriptScope;
 
         public PythonScriptInstance(string uid, string path, ScriptScope scriptScope)
         {
diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Web/Startup.cs b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Web/Startup.cs
index e6952de..36d872a 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Web/Startup.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/Web/Startup.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server.Web
                 .AddCookie();
         }
 
-        private void ReadMqttSettings(IServiceCollection services)
+        void ReadMqttSettings(IServiceCollection services)
         {
             var mqttSettings = new MqttSettingsModel();
             Configuration.Bind("MQTT", mqttSettings);
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server.Web
             services.AddSingleton(scriptingSettings);
         }
 
-        private static void ConfigureWebSocketEndpoint(
+        static void ConfigureWebSocketEndpoint(
             IApplicationBuilder application,
             MqttServerService mqttServerService,
             MqttSettingsModel mqttSettings)
diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/appsettings.json b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/appsettings.json
index 71eaf20..fd9019c 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet.Server/appsettings.json
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet.Server/appsettings.json
@@ -52,11 +52,7 @@
     },
     "Scripting": {
         "ScriptsPath": "Scripts",
-        "IncludePaths": [
-            "Lib",
-            "/usr/lib/python2.7",
-            "C:\\Python27\\Lib"
-        ]
+        "IncludePaths": []
     },
     "Logging": {
         "LogLevel": {