diff --git a/scripts/pypi/build_pypi_package.py b/scripts/pypi/build_pypi_package.py
index ef2e341d991..6e5327ba57c 100644
--- a/scripts/pypi/build_pypi_package.py
+++ b/scripts/pypi/build_pypi_package.py
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ def build_pypi_package(
     dependencies = [
         line.strip()
         for line in (pyre_directory / "requirements.txt").read_text().split("\n")
+        if len(line) > 0
     ]
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as build_root:
         build_path = Path(build_root)
diff --git a/scripts/pypi/setup.py b/scripts/pypi/setup.py
index 3880fef7fea..88ca8a5f8fc 100644
--- a/scripts/pypi/setup.py
+++ b/scripts/pypi/setup.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         package_name="{PACKAGE_NAME}",
         package_version="{PACKAGE_VERSION}",
         module_name="{MODULE_NAME}",
-        runtime_dependencies=json.loads("""{RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES}"""),
+        runtime_dependencies=json.loads(r"""{RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES}"""),
         long_description=long_description,
     )