diff --git a/appliances/teamplayer/make.conf b/appliances/teamplayer/make.conf
index a9f62bd..afc0fde 100644
--- a/appliances/teamplayer/make.conf
+++ b/appliances/teamplayer/make.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 
 # Settings for TeamPlayer
 NGINX_MODULES_HTTP="auth_basic gzip proxy referer rewrite headers_more uwsgi"
+USE_PYTHON="3.4"
+PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_4"
diff --git a/appliances/teamplayer/package.use b/appliances/teamplayer/package.use
index 28014e9..ad11cdd 100644
--- a/appliances/teamplayer/package.use
+++ b/appliances/teamplayer/package.use
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ media-video/ffmpeg avx cpudetection mmx mmxext mp3 network ssse3 x264
 sys-apps/hwids udev
 sys-apps/kmod openrc tools
 sys-apps/openrc netifrc
-sys-apps/portage python3 ipc
+sys-apps/portage ipc
 sys-devel/gcc cxx nptl
 sys-fs/udev openrc
 sys-kernel/gentoo-sources symlink
 sys-libs/ncurses minimal
 virtual/ffmpeg x264 mp3
 www-servers/nginx http                                                               
+
+# needed by ntp (bug #533548)
+dev-libs/libevent threads
diff --git a/appliances/teamplayer/settings_local.py b/appliances/teamplayer/settings_local.py
index 322013b..2812856 100644
--- a/appliances/teamplayer/settings_local.py
+++ b/appliances/teamplayer/settings_local.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ TEAMPLAYER = {
     'CROSSFADE': 5,
     'SHAKE_THINGS_UP': 10,
     'ALWAYS_SHAKE_THINGS_UP': True,
+    'AUTOFILL_STRATEGY': 'mood',
     'HTTP_PORT': 8000,
 }
 
diff --git a/configs/make.conf.amd64 b/configs/make.conf.amd64
index 211c388..aa8e43a 100644
--- a/configs/make.conf.amd64
+++ b/configs/make.conf.amd64
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ CFLAGS="-Os  -Qn -s"
 CXXFLAGS="-Os -Qn -s"
 CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
 MAKEOPTS="-j2"
-USE="-* nptl pam unicode"
+USE="-* nptl pam unicode bindist"
 ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="*"
 CLEAN_DELAY="0"
 EMERGE_WARNING_DELAY="0"
diff --git a/configs/make.conf.x86 b/configs/make.conf.x86
index ab70690..df8910b 100644
--- a/configs/make.conf.x86
+++ b/configs/make.conf.x86
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ CFLAGS="-Os -Qn -s"
 CXXFLAGS="-Os -Qn -s"
 CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
 MAKEOPTS="-j2"
-USE="-* nptl pam unicode"
+USE="-* nptl pam unicode bindist"
 ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="*"
 CLEAN_DELAY="0"
 EMERGE_WARNING_DELAY="0"