diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index d1ffc86..6f1bdff 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ chown -R "$app:" "$final_path"
 	source "${final_path}/venv/bin/activate"
 	set -o nounset
 	ynh_exec_as $app $final_path/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade wheel pip
+
+	# for installing packages like "matplotlib"
+	# See: https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/django-for-runners_ynh/issues/15
+	ynh_exec_as $app $final_path/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade --prefer-binary Cython
+
 	ynh_exec_as $app $final_path/venv/bin/pip install --no-deps --prefer-binary -r "$final_path/requirements.txt"
 )
 
diff --git a/scripts/restore b/scripts/restore
index 78760ee..96bd9c8 100755
--- a/scripts/restore
+++ b/scripts/restore
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ python3 -m venv "${final_path}/venv"
 	source "${final_path}/venv/bin/activate"
 	set -o nounset
 	ynh_exec_as $app $final_path/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade wheel pip
+
+	# for installing packages like "matplotlib"
+	# See: https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/django-for-runners_ynh/issues/15
+	ynh_exec_as $app $final_path/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade --prefer-binary Cython
+
 	ynh_exec_as $app $final_path/venv/bin/pip install --no-deps --prefer-binary -r "$final_path/requirements.txt"
 )
 
diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 8545ff7..552b643 100755
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ chown -R "$app:" "$final_path"
 	source "${final_path}/venv/bin/activate"
 	set -o nounset
 	ynh_exec_as $app $final_path/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade wheel pip
+
+	# for installing packages like "matplotlib"
+	# See: https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/django-for-runners_ynh/issues/15
+	ynh_exec_as $app $final_path/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade --prefer-binary Cython
+
 	ynh_exec_as $app $final_path/venv/bin/pip install --no-deps --prefer-binary -r "$final_path/requirements.txt"
 )