diff --git a/scripts/downloadNpmDependencies.js b/scripts/downloadNpmDependencies.js
index 1735dc38..9d40e400 100644
--- a/scripts/downloadNpmDependencies.js
+++ b/scripts/downloadNpmDependencies.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   // install the node dependencies for this project
   function install (context) {
     // set properties
-    var q = context.requireCordovaModule('q');
+    var q = require('q');
     var async = new q.defer(); // eslint-disable-line
     var installFlagLocation = path.join(context.opts.projectRoot, 'plugins', context.opts.plugin.id, INSTALLFLAGNAME);
     var dependencies = require(path.join(context.opts.projectRoot, 'plugins', context.opts.plugin.id, 'package.json')).dependencies;
diff --git a/scripts/downloadiOSSDK.js b/scripts/downloadiOSSDK.js
index d6d5aa04..7cbf4002 100755
--- a/scripts/downloadiOSSDK.js
+++ b/scripts/downloadiOSSDK.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
 module.exports = function (context) {
-    var IosSDKVersion = "OpenTok-iOS-2.15.3";
+    var IosSDKVersion = "OpenTok-iOS-2.17.0";
     var downloadFile = require('./downloadFile.js'),
         exec = require('./exec/exec.js'),
-        Q = context.requireCordovaModule('q'),
+        Q = require('q'),
         deferral = new Q.defer();
     console.log('Downloading OpenTok iOS SDK');
     downloadFile('https://s3.amazonaws.com/artifact.tokbox.com/rel/ios-sdk/' + IosSDKVersion + '.tar.bz2',