diff --git a/.github/helper/install.sh b/.github/helper/install.sh
index efd2f5c..2bb950f 100644
--- a/.github/helper/install.sh
+++ b/.github/helper/install.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 sed -i 's/socketio:/# socketio:/g' Procfile
 sed -i 's/redis_socketio:/# redis_socketio:/g' Procfile
 
+bench get-app payments
 bench get-app erpnext "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
 
 if [ "$TYPE" == "server" ]; then bench setup requirements --dev; fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/patch.yml b/.github/workflows/patch.yml
index ecbb7c6..4d2dc58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/patch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/patch.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
               echo "Updating to v$version"
               branch_name="version-$version-hotfix"
 
-
               git -C "apps/frappe" fetch --depth 1 upstream $branch_name:$branch_name
               git -C "apps/erpnext" fetch --depth 1 upstream $branch_name:$branch_name
 
@@ -122,6 +121,7 @@
 
               rm -rf ~/frappe-bench/env
               bench setup env
+              bench pip install -e ./apps/payments
               bench pip install -e ./apps/erpnext
 
               bench --site test_site migrate
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@
           pyenv global $(pyenv versions | grep '3.10')
           rm -rf ~/frappe-bench/env
           bench -v setup env
+          bench pip install -e ./apps/payments
           bench pip install -e ./apps/erpnext
 
           bench --site test_site migrate
+          bench --site test_site install-app payments
diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_request/payment_request.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_request/payment_request.py
index 5264987..29c4978 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_request/payment_request.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/payment_request/payment_request.py
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 import frappe
 from frappe import _
-from frappe.integrations.utils import get_payment_gateway_controller
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 from frappe.utils import flt, get_url, nowdate
 from frappe.utils.background_jobs import enqueue
+from payments.utils import get_payment_gateway_controller
 
 from erpnext.accounts.doctype.payment_entry.payment_entry import (
 	get_company_defaults,
diff --git a/erpnext/erpnext_integrations/doctype/gocardless_settings/gocardless_settings.py b/erpnext/erpnext_integrations/doctype/gocardless_settings/gocardless_settings.py
index 55517e4..f9a293f 100644
--- a/erpnext/erpnext_integrations/doctype/gocardless_settings/gocardless_settings.py
+++ b/erpnext/erpnext_integrations/doctype/gocardless_settings/gocardless_settings.py
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 import frappe
 import gocardless_pro
 from frappe import _
-from frappe.integrations.utils import create_payment_gateway, create_request_log
+from frappe.integrations.utils import create_request_log
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 from frappe.utils import call_hook_method, cint, flt, get_url
+from payments.utils import create_payment_gateway
 
 
 class GoCardlessSettings(Document):
diff --git a/erpnext/erpnext_integrations/doctype/mpesa_settings/mpesa_settings.py b/erpnext/erpnext_integrations/doctype/mpesa_settings/mpesa_settings.py
index e389980..b534783 100644
--- a/erpnext/erpnext_integrations/doctype/mpesa_settings/mpesa_settings.py
+++ b/erpnext/erpnext_integrations/doctype/mpesa_settings/mpesa_settings.py
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 
 import frappe
 from frappe import _
-from frappe.integrations.utils import create_payment_gateway, create_request_log
+from frappe.integrations.utils import create_request_log
 from frappe.model.document import Document
 from frappe.utils import call_hook_method, fmt_money, get_request_site_address
+from payments.utils import create_payment_gateway
 
 from erpnext.erpnext_integrations.doctype.mpesa_settings.mpesa_connector import MpesaConnector
 from erpnext.erpnext_integrations.doctype.mpesa_settings.mpesa_custom_fields import (
diff --git a/erpnext/hooks.py b/erpnext/hooks.py
index d7cd8b9..aa10e31 100644
--- a/erpnext/hooks.py
+++ b/erpnext/hooks.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 app_license = "GNU General Public License (v3)"
 source_link = "https://github.com/frappe/erpnext"
 app_logo_url = "/assets/erpnext/images/erpnext-logo.svg"
+required_apps = ["payments"]
 
 
 develop_version = "14.x.x-develop"