diff --git a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_ER01_Transcode audio and video with HW (PC and Mac).js b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_ER01_Transcode audio and video with HW (PC and Mac).js
index 267e22c..87de14f 100644
--- a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_ER01_Transcode audio and video with HW (PC and Mac).js	
+++ b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_ER01_Transcode audio and video with HW (PC and Mac).js	
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 /* eslint no-bitwise: 0 */
 /* eslint no-mixed-operators: 0 */
 
-const os = require('os');
 const details = () => {
   return {
     id: 'Tdarr_Plugin_ER01_Transcode audio and video with HW (PC and Mac)',
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ const details = () => {
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 const plugin = (file, librarySettings, inputs, otherArguments) => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
-    const lib = require('../methods/lib')();
+    const lib = require('../methods/lib')(); const os = require('os');
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars,no-param-reassign
   inputs = lib.loadDefaultValues(inputs, details);
   const response = {
diff --git a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_NIfPZuCLU_2_Pass_Loudnorm_Audio_Normalisation.js b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_NIfPZuCLU_2_Pass_Loudnorm_Audio_Normalisation.js
index 141e07e..88e3a24 100644
--- a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_NIfPZuCLU_2_Pass_Loudnorm_Audio_Normalisation.js
+++ b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_NIfPZuCLU_2_Pass_Loudnorm_Audio_Normalisation.js
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 var secondPass = false;
 var logOutFile = '';
 
-var fs = require('fs');
-
 const details = () => {
     return {
         id: "Tdarr_Plugin_NIfPZuCLU_2_Pass_Loudnorm_Audio_Normalisation",
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ const details = () => {
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 const plugin = (file, librarySettings, inputs, otherArguments) => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
-    const lib = require('../methods/lib')();
+    const lib = require('../methods/lib')(); const fs = require('fs');
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars,no-param-reassign
   inputs = lib.loadDefaultValues(inputs, details);
 
@@ -188,7 +186,7 @@ module.exports.onTranscodeSuccess = function onTranscodeSuccess(
     librarySettings,
     inputs
 ) {
-
+    const fs = require('fs');
     var response = {
         file,
         removeFromDB: false,
diff --git a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Add_Subtitles.js b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Add_Subtitles.js
index 018da4b..dcf6385 100644
--- a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Add_Subtitles.js
+++ b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Add_Subtitles.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
-const fs = require("fs");
-const execSync = require("child_process").execSync;
-
 
 const details = () => {
   return {
@@ -38,8 +35,8 @@ const details = () => {
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 const plugin = (file, librarySettings, inputs, otherArguments) => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
-    const lib = require('../methods/lib')();
+  // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
+  const lib = require('../methods/lib')(); const fs = require("fs"); const execSync = require("child_process").execSync;
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars,no-param-reassign
   inputs = lib.loadDefaultValues(inputs, details);
   //default response
diff --git a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Keep_Preferred_Audio.js b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Keep_Preferred_Audio.js
index ad4f384..f581a57 100644
--- a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Keep_Preferred_Audio.js
+++ b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Keep_Preferred_Audio.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
-const exec = require("child_process").exec;
-const fs = require("fs");
-
 
 const details = () => {
   return {
@@ -48,8 +45,8 @@ const details = () => {
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 const plugin = (file, librarySettings, inputs, otherArguments) => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
-    const lib = require('../methods/lib')();
+  // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
+  const lib = require('../methods/lib')(); const exec = require("child_process").exec; const fs = require("fs");
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars,no-param-reassign
   inputs = lib.loadDefaultValues(inputs, details);
   if (inputs.languages == "" || typeof inputs.special == "undefined") {
diff --git a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Remove_Letterbox.js b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Remove_Letterbox.js
index 7f0e15d..66b841e 100644
--- a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Remove_Letterbox.js
+++ b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_e5c3_CnT_Remove_Letterbox.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
-const fs = require("fs");
-const execSync = require("child_process").execSync;
-
 
 const details = () => {
   return {
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ const details = () => {
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 const plugin = (file, librarySettings, inputs, otherArguments) => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
-    const lib = require('../methods/lib')();
+    const lib = require('../methods/lib')(); const fs = require("fs");
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars,no-param-reassign
   inputs = lib.loadDefaultValues(inputs, details);
   if (inputs.bitrate == "" || inputs.bitrate == "undefined") {
@@ -150,6 +147,8 @@ function highres(file) {
 }
 
 function generate_crop_values(file, otherArguments) {
+  const fs = require("fs");
+  const execSync = require("child_process").execSync;
   var source = file.meta.SourceFile; //source file
   var dir = file.meta.Directory; //source directory
   var sourcename = file.meta.FileName.substring(
@@ -283,6 +282,7 @@ function crop_decider(file, crop_height) {
 }
 
 function size_check(file, min_bitrate) {
+  const fs = require("fs");
   var duration = file.meta.Duration; //duration of video in seconds
   var source = file.meta.SourceFile; //source file
   var stats = fs.statSync(source);
diff --git a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_rr01_drpeppershaker_extract_subs_to_SRT.js b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_rr01_drpeppershaker_extract_subs_to_SRT.js
index 305e15f..2ad4355 100644
--- a/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_rr01_drpeppershaker_extract_subs_to_SRT.js
+++ b/Community/Tdarr_Plugin_rr01_drpeppershaker_extract_subs_to_SRT.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-const fs = require('fs');
-
 const details = () => ({
   id: 'Tdarr_Plugin_rr01_drpeppershaker_extract_subs_to_SRT',
   Stage: 'Pre-processing',
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ const details = () => ({
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 const plugin = (file, librarySettings, inputs, otherArguments) => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line global-require
-  const lib = require('../methods/lib')();
+  const lib = require('../methods/lib')(); const fs = require('fs');
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars,no-param-reassign
   inputs = lib.loadDefaultValues(inputs, details);
   // Must return this object at some point in the function else plugin will fail.
diff --git a/tests/checkPlugins.js b/tests/checkPlugins.js
index 2070150..725531a 100644
--- a/tests/checkPlugins.js
+++ b/tests/checkPlugins.js
@@ -69,6 +69,23 @@ module.exports.plugin = plugin;`;
       process.exit(1);
     }
 
+    // check deps are within functions
+    const keyWord = 'require(';
+    const requires = read.split(keyWord);
+
+    if (requires.length >= 2) {
+      const allBefore = [];
+      for (let j = 0; j < requires.length - 1; j += 1) {
+        allBefore.push(requires[j]);
+        const countOpen = allBefore.join(keyWord).split('{').length - 1;
+        const countClose = allBefore.join(keyWord).split('}').length - 1;
+        if (countOpen === countClose) {
+          console.log(`Plugin has requires outside of function '${folder}/${files[i]}'`);
+          process.exit(1);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     let pluginDetails;
     try {
       // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-dynamic-require,global-require