diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginStarter.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginStarter.java
index d6f8be9a11..8b28164a1b 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginStarter.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginStarter.java
@@ -201,10 +201,7 @@ public class PluginStarter implements Runnable {
         File pluginUpdate = new File(ctx.getConfigDir(), PluginUpdateHandler.PLUGIN_DIR + '/' + appName + "/app.xpi2p.zip" );
         if(pluginUpdate.exists()) {
             // Compare the start time of the router with the plugin.
-            List<RouterContext> contexts = RouterContext.listContexts();
-            if ( (contexts == null) || (contexts.isEmpty()) )
-                throw new IllegalStateException("No contexts. This is usually because the router is either starting up or shutting down.");
-            if(contexts.get(0).router().getWhenStarted() > pluginUpdate.lastModified()) {
+            if(ctx.router().getWhenStarted() > pluginUpdate.lastModified()) {
                 if (!FileUtil.extractZip(pluginUpdate, pluginDir)) {
                     pluginUpdate.delete();
                     String foo = "Plugin '" + appName + "' failed to update! File '" + pluginUpdate +"' deleted. You may need to remove and install the plugin again.";
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginUpdateHandler.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginUpdateHandler.java
index 5d69c4bfc2..f225f5fe46 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginUpdateHandler.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginUpdateHandler.java
@@ -121,27 +121,23 @@ public class PluginUpdateHandler extends UpdateHandler {
         @Override
         protected void update() {
             _updated = false;
-            updateStatus("<b>" + _("Downloading plugin from {0}", _xpi2pURL) + "</b>");
             if(_xpi2pURL.startsWith("file://")) {
+                updateStatus("<b>" + _("Attempting to copy plugin from {0}", _xpi2pURL) + "</b>");
                 // strip off "file://"
                 String xpi2pfile = _xpi2pURL.substring(7);
-                if(xpi2pfile.isEmpty()) {
+                if(xpi2pfile.length() == 0) { // This is actually what String.isEmpty() does, so it should be safe.
                         statusDone("<b>" + _("No file specified {0}", _xpi2pURL) + "</b>");
                 } else {
-                    try {
-                        // copy the contents of from to _updateFile
-                        long alreadyTransferred = (new File(xpi2pfile)).getCanonicalFile().length();
-                        if(FileUtil.copy((new File(xpi2pfile)).getCanonicalPath(), _updateFile, true, false)) {
-                            transferComplete(alreadyTransferred, alreadyTransferred, 0L, _xpi2pURL, _updateFile, false);
-                        } else {
-                            statusDone("<b>" + _("File copy failed {0}", _xpi2pURL) + "</b>");
-                        }
-                    } catch (Throwable t) {
-                        _log.error("Error copying plugin {0}", t);
+                    // copy the contents of from to _updateFile
+                    long alreadyTransferred = (new File(xpi2pfile)).getAbsoluteFile().length();
+                    if(FileUtil.copy((new File(xpi2pfile)).getAbsolutePath(), _updateFile, true, false)) {
+                        transferComplete(alreadyTransferred, alreadyTransferred, 0L, _xpi2pURL, _updateFile, false);
+                    } else {
+                        statusDone("<b>" + _("Failed to copy file {0}", _xpi2pURL) + "</b>");
                     }
-
                 }
             } else {
+                updateStatus("<b>" + _("Downloading plugin from {0}", _xpi2pURL) + "</b>");
                 // use the same settings as for updater
                 boolean shouldProxy = Boolean.valueOf(_context.getProperty(ConfigUpdateHandler.PROP_SHOULD_PROXY, ConfigUpdateHandler.DEFAULT_SHOULD_PROXY)).booleanValue();
                 String proxyHost = _context.getProperty(ConfigUpdateHandler.PROP_PROXY_HOST, ConfigUpdateHandler.DEFAULT_PROXY_HOST);
@@ -177,6 +173,7 @@ public class PluginUpdateHandler extends UpdateHandler {
 
         @Override
         public void transferComplete(long alreadyTransferred, long bytesTransferred, long bytesRemaining, String url, String outputFile, boolean notModified) {
+            boolean update = false;
             updateStatus("<b>" + _("Plugin downloaded") + "</b>");
             File f = new File(_updateFile);
             File appDir = new SecureDirectory(_context.getConfigDir(), PLUGIN_DIR);
@@ -406,7 +403,7 @@ public class PluginUpdateHandler extends UpdateHandler {
                         _log.error("Error stopping plugin " + appName, e);
                     }
                 }
-
+                update = true;
             } else {
                 if (Boolean.valueOf(props.getProperty("update-only")).booleanValue()) {
                     to.delete();
@@ -428,11 +425,10 @@ public class PluginUpdateHandler extends UpdateHandler {
             }
             _updated = true;
             to.delete();
-            if (Boolean.valueOf(props.getProperty("dont-start-at-install")).booleanValue()) {
-                if (Boolean.valueOf(props.getProperty("router-restart-required")).booleanValue())
-                    statusDone("<b>" + _("Plugin {0} installed, router restart required", appName) + "</b>");
-                else {
-                    statusDone("<b>" + _("Plugin {0} installed", appName) + "</b>");
+            // install != update. Changing the user's settings like this is probabbly a bad idea.
+            if (Boolean.valueOf( props.getProperty("dont-start-at-install")).booleanValue()) {
+                statusDone("<b>" + _("Plugin {0} installed", appName) + "</b>");
+                if(!update) {
                     Properties pluginProps = PluginStarter.pluginProperties();
                     pluginProps.setProperty(PluginStarter.PREFIX + appName + PluginStarter.ENABLED, "false");
                     PluginStarter.storePluginProperties(pluginProps);
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 4dd034daba..1cffdfe911 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+2012-03-15 sponge
+  * Plugins:
+    - String.isEmpty() [ java 6 ] -> (String.length() == 0) [ java 5 ]
+    - for a file: URL, use "Attempting to copy plugin from" message
+    - s/{0}// on non-translated string
+    - grammar: "File copy failed {0}" -> "Failed to copy file from {0}"
+    - use the context provided to get startup time
+    - getCanonicalPath() -> getAbsolutePath()
+    - install != update. Don't change the user's settings, and don't restart
+      it on an update if "dont-start-at-install". This gives the same
+      functionality as before.
+
 2012-03-14 zzz
   * Blockfile, i2psnark: Remove static logs
   * DHSessionKeyBuilder: