diff --git a/ffdc/ffdc_collector.py b/ffdc/ffdc_collector.py
index 7d51c7c..6cde65b 100644
--- a/ffdc/ffdc_collector.py
+++ b/ffdc/ffdc_collector.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 import yaml
 
+sys.dont_write_bytecode = True
+
+
 script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 sys.path.append(script_dir)
 # Walk path and append to sys.path