diff --git a/sonorancad/core/http.js b/sonorancad/core/http.js
index 674fe0c..7783a01 100644
--- a/sonorancad/core/http.js
+++ b/sonorancad/core/http.js
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+const { format } = require("path");
+
 function byteCount(s) {
     return encodeURI(s).split(/%..|./).length - 1;
 }
 
 exports('HandleHttpRequest', (dest, callback, method, data, headers) => {
+    emit("SonoranCAD::core:writeLog", "debug", "[http] to: " + dest + " - data: " + dest, JSON.stringify(data));
     const urlObj = url.parse(dest)
     const options = {
         hostname: urlObj.hostname,
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ exports('HandleHttpRequest', (dest, callback, method, data, headers) => {
       })
         
     req.on('error', (error) => {
-        console.error(error);
+        console.error("HTTP error caught: " + JSON.stringify(error));
     })
     if (method == "POST") {
         req.write(data);
diff --git a/sonorancad/core/plugin_loader.lua b/sonorancad/core/plugin_loader.lua
index c15a9b1..ab96151 100644
--- a/sonorancad/core/plugin_loader.lua
+++ b/sonorancad/core/plugin_loader.lua
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ local function downloadPlugin(name, url)
     local releaseUrl = ("%s/archive/latest.zip"):format(url)
     PerformHttpRequest(releaseUrl, function(code, data, headers)
         if code == 200 then
+            exports[GetCurrentResourceName()]:CreateFolderIfNotExisting(GetResourcePath(GetCurrentResourceName()).."/pluginupdates/")
             local savePath = GetResourcePath(GetCurrentResourceName()).."/pluginupdates/"..name..".zip"
             local f = assert(io.open(savePath, 'wb'))
             f:write(data)
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ function CheckForPluginUpdate(name, checkUrl)
     if plugin == nil then
         errorLog(("Plugin %s not found."):format(name))
         return
-    elseif plugin.check_url == nil then
+    elseif plugin.check_url == nil or plugin.check_url == "" then
         warnLog(("Plugin %s does not have check_url set. Please update it manually."):format(name))
         return
     end
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ function CheckForPluginUpdate(name, checkUrl)
                 local localVersion = string.gsub(plugin.version, "%.", "")
                 if localVersion < latestVersion then
                     warnLog(("Plugin Updater: %s has an available update! %s -> %s"):format(name, plugin.version, remote.version))
-                    if remote.download_url ~= nil then
+                    if remote.download_url ~= nil and remote.download_url ~= "" then
                         if Config.allowAutoUpdate then
                             infoLog(("Attempting to automatically update %s..."):format(name))
                             downloadPlugin(name, remote.download_url)
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ function CheckForPluginUpdate(name, checkUrl)
                         else
                             warnLog("Automatic updates are disabled. Please update this plugin ASAP.")
                         end
+                    else
+                        warnLog(("Plugin %s does not have download_url set. Please update it manually."):format(name))
                     end
                 end
                 if remote.configVersion ~= nil then
diff --git a/sonorancad/core/unzipper/unzip.js b/sonorancad/core/unzipper/unzip.js
index 28b6aa2..9cdf489 100644
--- a/sonorancad/core/unzipper/unzip.js
+++ b/sonorancad/core/unzipper/unzip.js
@@ -23,4 +23,10 @@ exports('UnzipFolder', (file, name, dest) => {
             entry.autodrain();
         }
     })
+});
+
+exports('CreateFolderIfNotExisting', (path) => {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(path)) {
+        fs.mkdirSync(path);
+    }
 });
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diff --git a/sonorancad/pluginupdates/.gitkeep b/sonorancad/pluginupdates/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000