diff --git a/cps/admin.py b/cps/admin.py
index ccfef4e1..aa46e8b6 100644
--- a/cps/admin.py
+++ b/cps/admin.py
@@ -178,9 +178,6 @@ def update_view_configuration():
     _config_int("config_authors_max")
     _config_int("config_restricted_column")
 
-    if config.config_google_drive_watch_changes_response:
-        config.config_google_drive_watch_changes_response = json.dumps(config.config_google_drive_watch_changes_response)
-
     config.config_default_role = constants.selected_roles(to_save)
     config.config_default_role &= ~constants.ROLE_ANONYMOUS
 
diff --git a/cps/config_sql.py b/cps/config_sql.py
index 590b8eea..bb88b7a3 100644
--- a/cps/config_sql.py
+++ b/cps/config_sql.py
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ class _ConfigSQL(object):
         '''Apply all configuration values to the underlying storage.'''
         s = self._read_from_storage()  # type: _Settings
 
+        if self.config_google_drive_watch_changes_response:
+            self.config_google_drive_watch_changes_response = json.dumps(
+                self.config_google_drive_watch_changes_response)
+
         for k, v in self.__dict__.items():
             if k[0] == '_':
                 continue
diff --git a/optional-requirements.txt b/optional-requirements.txt
index ba6e8296..d830e700 100644
--- a/optional-requirements.txt
+++ b/optional-requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # GDrive Integration
 google-api-python-client==1.7.11,<1.8.0
-gevent>=1.2.1,<20.6.0
+#gevent>=1.2.1,<20.6.0
 greenlet>=0.4.12,<0.5.0
 httplib2>=0.9.2,<0.18.0
-oauth2client>=4.0.0,<4.14.0
+oauth2client>=4.0.0,<4.1.4
 uritemplate>=3.0.0,<3.1.0
 pyasn1-modules>=0.0.8,<0.3.0
 pyasn1>=0.1.9,<0.5.0