diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 57e0e8a16..678a23b24 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ after_success:
 #not much of a fix, but will checkout macdeployqtfix shortly...
 ##- mkdir -p GoldenCheetah.app/Contents/MacOS/platforms
 ##- cp /usr/local/opt/$QT_PATH/plugins/platforms/libqcocoa.dylib GoldenCheetah.app/Contents/MacOS/platforms/
+## fix up the bundle with macdeployqtfix
+- python ../travis/macdeployqtfix GoldenCheetah.app /usr/local/opt/$QT_PATH
 - ls -laR GoldenCheetah.app
 - sh ../travis/check-gc.sh
 - /usr/local/opt/$QT_PATH/bin/macdeployqt GoldenCheetah.app -verbose=2 -dmg
diff --git a/travis/macdeployqtfix.py b/travis/macdeployqtfix.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..015157ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/travis/macdeployqtfix.py
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+"""
+finish the job started by macdeployqtfix
+"""
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+from string import Template
+import os, sys
+import logging
+import argparse
+import re
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+QTLIB_NAME_REGEX = r'^(?:@executable_path)?/.*/(Qt[a-zA-Z]*).framework/(?:Versions/\d/)?\1$'
+QTPLUGIN_NAME_REGEX = r'^(?:@executable_path)?/.*/[pP]lug[iI]ns/(.*)/(.*).dylib$'
+QTLIB_NORMALIZED = r'$prefix/Frameworks/$qtlib.framework/Versions/$qtversion/$qtlib'
+QTPLUGIN_NORMALIZED = r'$prefix/PlugIns/$plugintype/$pluginname.dylib'
+
+
+class GlobalConfig:
+
+    logger = None
+    qtpath = None
+    exepath = None
+
+def run_and_get_output(popen_args):
+    """
+    exec process and get all output
+    """
+    process_output = namedtuple('ProcessOutput', ['stdout', 'stderr', 'retcode'])
+    try:
+        GlobalConfig.logger.debug('run_and_get_output({0})'.format(repr(popen_args)))
+
+        proc = Popen(popen_args, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+        stdout, stderr = proc.communicate(b'')
+        proc_out = process_output(stdout, stderr, proc.returncode)
+
+        GlobalConfig.logger.debug('\tprocess_output: {0}'.format(proc_out))
+        return proc_out
+    except Exception as exc:
+        GlobalConfig.logger.error('\texception: {0}'.format(exc))
+        return process_output('', exc.message, -1)
+
+def get_dependencies(filename):
+    """
+    input: filename fullpath
+    should call otool on mac and returns the list of dependencies,
+        unsorted, unmodified, just the raw list
+    so then we could eventually re-use in other more specialized functions
+    """
+    GlobalConfig.logger.debug('get_dependencies({0})'.format(filename))
+    popen_args = ['otool', '-L', filename]
+    proc_out = run_and_get_output(popen_args)
+    deps = []
+    if proc_out.retcode == 0:
+        # some string splitting
+        deps = [s.strip().split(' ')[0] for s in proc_out.stdout.splitlines()[1:] if s]
+        # prevent infinite recursion when a binary depends on itself (seen with QtWidgets)...
+        deps = [s for s in deps if os.path.basename(filename) not in s]
+    return deps
+
+def is_qt_plugin(filename):
+    """
+    check if a given file is a qt plugin
+    accept absolute path as well as path containing @executable_path
+    """
+    qtlib_name_rgx = re.compile(QTPLUGIN_NAME_REGEX)
+    rgxret = qtlib_name_rgx.match(filename)
+    if rgxret is not None:
+        GlobalConfig.logger.debug('rgxret is not None for {0}: {1}'.format(filename, rgxret.groups()))
+    return rgxret is not None
+
+def is_qt_lib(filename):
+    """
+    check if a given file is a qt library
+    accept absolute path as well as path containing @executable_path
+    """
+    qtlib_name_rgx = re.compile(QTLIB_NAME_REGEX)
+    rgxret = qtlib_name_rgx.match(filename)
+    return rgxret is not None
+
+def normalize_qtplugin_name(filename):
+    """
+    input: a path to a qt plugin, as returned by otool, that can have this form :
+            - an absolute path /../plugins/PLUGINTYPE/PLUGINNAME.dylib
+            - @executable_path/../plugins/PLUGINTYPE/PLUGINNAME.dylib
+    output:
+        a tuple (qtlib, abspath, rpath) where:
+            - qtname is the name of the plugin (libqcocoa.dylib, etc.)
+            - abspath is the absolute path of the qt lib inside the app bundle of exepath
+            - relpath is the correct rpath to a qt lib inside the app bundle
+    """
+
+    GlobalConfig.logger.debug('normalize_plugin_name({0})'.format(filename))
+
+    qtplugin_name_rgx = re.compile(QTPLUGIN_NAME_REGEX)
+    rgxret = qtplugin_name_rgx.match(filename)
+    if not rgxret:
+        msg = 'couldn\'t normalize a non-qt plugin filename: {0}'.format(filename)
+        GlobalConfig.logger.critical(msg)
+        raise Exception(msg)
+
+    # qtplugin normalization settings
+    qtplugintype = rgxret.groups()[0]
+    qtpluginname = rgxret.groups()[1]
+
+    templ = Template(QTPLUGIN_NORMALIZED)
+    # from qtlib, forge 2 path :
+    #  - absolute path of qt lib in bundle,
+    abspath = os.path.normpath(templ.safe_substitute(
+        prefix=os.path.dirname(GlobalConfig.exepath) + '/..',
+        plugintype=qtplugintype,
+        pluginname=qtpluginname))
+    #  - and rpath containing @executable_path, relative to exepath
+    rpath = templ.safe_substitute(
+        prefix='@executable_path/..',
+        plugintype=qtplugintype,
+        pluginname=qtpluginname)
+
+    GlobalConfig.logger.debug('\treturns({0})'.format((qtpluginname, abspath, rpath)))
+    return qtpluginname, abspath, rpath
+
+def normalize_qtlib_name(filename):
+    """
+    input: a path to a qt library, as returned by otool, that can have this form :
+            - an absolute path /lib/xxx/yyy
+            - @executable_path/../Frameworks/QtSerialPort.framework/Versions/5/QtSerialPort
+    output:
+        a tuple (qtlib, abspath, rpath) where:
+            - qtlib is the name of the qtlib (QtCore, QtWidgets, etc.)
+            - abspath is the absolute path of the qt lib inside the app bundle of exepath
+            - relpath is the correct rpath to a qt lib inside the app bundle
+    """
+    GlobalConfig.logger.debug('normalize_qtlib_name({0})'.format(filename))
+
+    qtlib_name_rgx = re.compile(QTLIB_NAME_REGEX)
+    rgxret = qtlib_name_rgx.match(filename)
+    if not rgxret:
+        msg = 'couldn\'t normalize a non-qt lib filename: {0}'.format(filename)
+        GlobalConfig.logger.critical(msg)
+        raise Exception(msg)
+
+    # qtlib normalization settings
+    qtlib = rgxret.groups()[0]
+    qtversion = 5
+
+    templ = Template(QTLIB_NORMALIZED)
+    # from qtlib, forge 2 path :
+    #  - absolute path of qt lib in bundle,
+    abspath = os.path.normpath(templ.safe_substitute(
+        prefix=os.path.dirname(GlobalConfig.exepath) + '/..',
+        qtlib=qtlib,
+        qtversion=qtversion))
+    #  - and rpath containing @executable_path, relative to exepath
+    rpath = templ.safe_substitute(
+        prefix='@executable_path/..',
+        qtlib=qtlib,
+        qtversion=qtversion)
+
+    GlobalConfig.logger.debug('\treturns({0})'.format((qtlib, abspath, rpath)))
+    return qtlib, abspath, rpath
+
+def fix_dependency(binary, dep):
+    """
+    fix 'dep' dependency of 'binary'. 'dep' is a qt library
+    """
+    if is_qt_lib(dep):
+        qtname, dep_abspath, dep_rpath = normalize_qtlib_name(dep)
+    elif is_qt_plugin(dep):
+        qtname, dep_abspath, dep_rpath = normalize_qtplugin_name(dep)
+    else:
+        return True
+
+    dep_ok = True
+    # check that rpath of 'dep' inside binary has been correctly set
+    # (ie: relative to exepath using '@executable_path' syntax)
+    if dep != dep_rpath:
+        # dep rpath is not ok
+        GlobalConfig.logger.info('changing rpath \'{0}\' in binary {1}'.format(dep, binary))
+
+        # call install_name_tool -change on binary
+        popen_args = ['install_name_tool', '-change', dep, dep_rpath, binary]
+        proc_out = run_and_get_output(popen_args)
+        if proc_out.retcode != 0:
+            GlobalConfig.logger.error(proc_out.stderr)
+            dep_ok = False
+        else:
+            # call install_name_tool -id on binary
+            popen_args = ['install_name_tool', '-id', dep_rpath, binary]
+            proc_out = run_and_get_output(popen_args)
+            if proc_out.retcode != 0:
+                GlobalConfig.logger.error(proc_out.stderr)
+                dep_ok = False
+
+    # now ensure that 'dep' exists at the specified path, relative to bundle
+    if dep_ok and not os.path.exists(dep_abspath):
+
+        # ensure destination directory exists
+        GlobalConfig.logger.info('ensuring directory \'{0}\' exists: {0}'.
+                                 format(os.path.dirname(dep_abspath)))
+        popen_args = ['mkdir', '-p', os.path.dirname(dep_abspath)]
+        proc_out = run_and_get_output(popen_args)
+        if proc_out.retcode != 0:
+            GlobalConfig.logger.info(proc_out.stderr)
+            dep_ok = False
+        else:
+            # copy missing dependency into bundle
+            qtnamesrc = os.path.join(GlobalConfig.qtpath, 'lib', '{0}.framework'.
+                                     format(qtname), qtname)
+            GlobalConfig.logger.info('copying missing dependency in bundle: {0}'.
+                                     format(qtname))
+            popen_args = ['cp', qtnamesrc, dep_abspath]
+            proc_out = run_and_get_output(popen_args)
+            if proc_out.retcode != 0:
+                GlobalConfig.logger.info(proc_out.stderr)
+                dep_ok = False
+            else:
+                # ensure permissions are correct if we ever have to change its rpath
+                GlobalConfig.logger.info('ensuring 755 perm to {0}'.format(dep_abspath))
+                popen_args = ['chmod', '755', dep_abspath]
+                proc_out = run_and_get_output(popen_args)
+                if proc_out.retcode != 0:
+                    GlobalConfig.logger.info(proc_out.stderr)
+                    dep_ok = False
+    else:
+        GlobalConfig.logger.debug('{0} is at correct location in bundle'.format(qtname))    
+
+    if dep_ok:
+        return fix_binary(dep_abspath)
+    return False
+
+def fix_binary(binary):
+    """
+        input:
+          binary: relative or absolute path (no @executable_path syntax)
+        process:
+        - first fix the rpath for the qt libs on which 'binary' depend
+        - copy into the bundle of exepath the eventual libraries that are missing
+        - (create the soft links) needed ?
+        - do the same for all qt dependencies of binary (recursive)
+    """
+    GlobalConfig.logger.debug('fix_binary({0})'.format(binary))
+
+    # loop on 'binary' dependencies
+    for dep in get_dependencies(binary):
+        if not fix_dependency(binary, dep):
+            GlobalConfig.logger.error('quitting early: couldn\'t fix dependency {0} of {1}'.format(dep, binary))
+            return False
+    return True
+
+def fix_main_binaries():
+    """
+        list the main binaries of the app bundle and fix them
+    """
+    # deduce bundle path
+    bundlepath = os.path.sep.join(GlobalConfig.exepath.split(os.path.sep)[0:-3])
+
+    # fix main binary
+    GlobalConfig.logger.info('fixing executable \'{0}\''.format(GlobalConfig.exepath))
+    if fix_binary(GlobalConfig.exepath):
+        GlobalConfig.logger.info('fixing plugins')
+        for root, dummy, files in os.walk(bundlepath):
+            for name in [f for f in files if os.path.splitext(f)[1] == '.dylib']:
+                GlobalConfig.logger.info('fixing plugin {0}'.format(name))
+                if not fix_binary(os.path.join(root, name)):
+                    return False
+    return True
+
+def main():
+    """
+    script entry point
+    """
+    descr = """finish the job started by macdeployqt!
+ - find dependencies/rpathes with otool
+ - copy missed dependencies  with cp and mkdir
+ - fix missed rpathes        with install_name_tool
+
+ exit codes:
+ - 0 : success
+ - 1 : error
+ """
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=descr,
+                                     formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)
+    parser.add_argument('exepath', help='path to the binary depending on Qt')
+    parser.add_argument('qtpath', help='path of Qt libraries used to build the Qt application')
+    parser.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', action='store_true', default=False,
+                        help='do not create log on standard output')
+    parser.add_argument('-nl', '--no-log-file', action='store_true', default=False,
+                        help='do not create log file \'./macdeployqtfix.log\'')
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', default=False,
+                        help='produce more log messages(debug log)')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # globals
+    GlobalConfig.qtpath = os.path.normpath(args.qtpath)
+    GlobalConfig.exepath = args.exepath
+    GlobalConfig.logger = logging.getLogger()
+
+    # configure logging
+    ###################
+
+    # create formatter
+    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(levelname)s | %(message)s')
+    # create console GlobalConfig.logger
+    if not args.quiet:
+        chdlr = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+        chdlr.setFormatter(formatter)
+        GlobalConfig.logger.addHandler(chdlr)
+
+    # create file GlobalConfig.logger
+    if not args.no_log_file:
+        fhdlr = logging.FileHandler('./macdeployqtfix.log', mode='w')
+        fhdlr.setFormatter(formatter)
+        GlobalConfig.logger.addHandler(fhdlr)
+
+    if args.no_log_file and args.quiet:
+        GlobalConfig.logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
+    else:
+        if args.verbose:
+            GlobalConfig.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        else:
+            GlobalConfig.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    if fix_main_binaries():
+        GlobalConfig.logger.info('process terminated with success')
+        sys.exit(0)
+    else:
+        GlobalConfig.logger.error('process terminated with error')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+