diff --git a/src/auth/oauth.py b/src/auth/oauth.py
index ba186756..72faebc9 100644
--- a/src/auth/oauth.py
+++ b/src/auth/oauth.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import transport
 from var import GAM_INFO
 from var import GM_Globals
 from var import GM_WINDOWS
+import utils
 
 MESSAGE_CONSOLE_AUTHORIZATION_PROMPT = ('\nGo to the following link in your '
                                         'browser:\n\n\t{url}\n')
@@ -512,29 +513,8 @@ class _ShortURLFlow(google_auth_oauthlib.flow.InstalledAppFlow):
   def authorization_url(self, http=None, **kwargs):
     """Gets a shortened authorization URL."""
     long_url, state = super(_ShortURLFlow, self).authorization_url(**kwargs)
-    if not http:
-      http = transport.create_http(timeout=10)
-    headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': GAM_INFO}
-    try:
-      payload = json.dumps({'long_url': long_url})
-      resp, content = http.request(
-          _ShortURLFlow.URL_SHORTENER_ENDPOINT,
-          'POST',
-          payload,
-          headers=headers)
-    except:
-      return long_url, state
-
-    if resp.status != 200:
-      return long_url, state
-
-    try:
-      if isinstance(content, bytes):
-        content = content.decode()
-      return json.loads(content).get('short_url', long_url), state
-    except:
-      return long_url, state
-
+    short_url = utils.shorten_url(long_url)
+    return short_url, state
 
 class _FileLikeThreadLock(object):
   """A threading.lock which has the same interface as filelock.Filelock."""
diff --git a/src/gam.py b/src/gam.py
index e0a9aa6c..f97434f1 100755
--- a/src/gam.py
+++ b/src/gam.py
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ def doCheckServiceAccount(users):
     long_url = (f'https://admin.google.com/{user_domain}/ManageOauthClients'
                 f'?clientScopeToAdd={",".join(check_scopes)}'
                 f'&clientNameToAdd={service_account}')
-    short_url = shorten_url(long_url)
+    short_url = utils.shorten_url(long_url)
     scopes_failed = f'''Some scopes failed! To authorize them, please go to:
 
   {short_url}
@@ -10104,7 +10104,7 @@ def doRequestOAuth(login_hint=None):
   try:
     creds = auth.oauth.Credentials.from_client_secrets_file(
         client_secrets_file=client_secrets_file,
-        scopes=list(scopes),
+        scopes=scopes,
         access_type='offline',
         login_hint=login_hint,
         credentials_file=GC_Values[GC_OAUTH2_TXT],
@@ -10421,7 +10421,7 @@ class ScopeSelectionMenu():
     """Returns the aggregate set of oauth scopes currently selected."""
     selected_scopes = [scope for option in self.get_selected_options()
                        for scope in option.get_effective_scopes()]
-    return set(selected_scopes)
+    return list(set(selected_scopes))
 
   MENU_CHOICE = {
     'SELECT_ALL_SCOPES': 's',
diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
index bf86529f..cd245258 100644
--- a/src/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils.py
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import sys
 from hashlib import md5
 from html.entities import name2codepoint
 from html.parser import HTMLParser
+import json
 
 from var import *
 import fileutils
-
+import transport
 
 class _DeHTMLParser(HTMLParser):
 
@@ -252,3 +253,27 @@ def md5_matches_file(local_file, expected_md5, exitOnError):
   if exitOnError and actual_hash != expected_md5:
     controlflow.system_error_exit(6, f'actual hash was {actual_hash}. Exiting on corrupt file.')
   return actual_hash == expected_md5
+
+URL_SHORTENER_ENDPOINT = 'https://gam-shortn.appspot.com/create'
+
+def shorten_url(long_url, httpc=None):    
+    if not httpc:
+        httpc = transport.create_http(timeout=10)
+    headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': GAM_INFO}
+    try:
+        payload = json.dumps({'long_url': long_url})
+        resp, content = httpc.request(
+          URL_SHORTENER_ENDPOINT,
+          'POST',
+          payload,
+          headers=headers)
+    except:
+        return long_url
+    if resp.status != 200:
+        return long_url
+    try:
+        if isinstance(content, bytes):
+            content = content.decode()
+        return json.loads(content).get('short_url', long_url)
+    except:
+        return long_url
diff --git a/src/var.py b/src/var.py
index 494c862e..4037465e 100644
--- a/src/var.py
+++ b/src/var.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import platform
 import re
 
 gam_author = 'Jay Lee <jay0lee@gmail.com>'
-gam_version = '5.01'
+gam_version = '5.02'
 gam_license = 'Apache License 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)'
 
 GAM_URL = 'https://git.io/gam'