diff --git a/frontend/src/modules/scaffold/backboneFormsOverrides.js b/frontend/src/modules/scaffold/backboneFormsOverrides.js
index bf18e15b68..522930be80 100644
--- a/frontend/src/modules/scaffold/backboneFormsOverrides.js
+++ b/frontend/src/modules/scaffold/backboneFormsOverrides.js
@@ -94,6 +94,33 @@ define(function(require) {
 		return parts.join('<br />');
     };
 
+	Backbone.Form.editors.List.prototype.removeItem = function(item) {
+		//Confirm delete
+		var confirmMsg = this.schema.confirmDelete;
+
+		var remove = _.bind(function(isConfirmed) {
+			if (isConfirmed === false) return;
+
+			var index = _.indexOf(this.items, item);
+
+			this.items[index].remove();
+			this.items.splice(index, 1);
+
+			if (item.addEventTriggered) {
+				this.trigger('remove', this, item.editor);
+				this.trigger('change', this);
+			}
+
+			if (!this.items.length && !this.Editor.isAsync) this.addItem();
+		}, this);
+
+		if (confirmMsg) {
+			window.confirm({ title: confirmMsg, type: 'warning', callback: remove });
+		} else {
+			remove();
+		}
+	};
+
 	// Used to setValue with defaults
 
 	Backbone.Form.editors.Base.prototype.setValue = function(value) {
diff --git a/lib/bowermanager.js b/lib/bowermanager.js
index a96fd1090a..f2bf976ce6 100644
--- a/lib/bowermanager.js
+++ b/lib/bowermanager.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ BowerManager.prototype.installPlugin = function(pluginName, pluginVersion, callb
               if (err) {
                 return callback(err);
               }
-              installHelpers.getLatestFrameworkVersion(function(error, frameworkVersion) {
+              installHelpers.getInstalledFrameworkVersion(function(error, frameworkVersion) {
                 if (error) {
                   return callback(error);
                 }
diff --git a/lib/installHelpers.js b/lib/installHelpers.js
index 71e7ef008a..cdcb9d43b5 100644
--- a/lib/installHelpers.js
+++ b/lib/installHelpers.js
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ function getUpdateData(callback) {
       return callback(error);
     }
     var updateData = {};
-    if(semver.lt(results[0].adapt_authoring, results[1].adapt_authoring)) {
+    if(results[1].adapt_authoring && semver.lt(results[0].adapt_authoring, results[1].adapt_authoring)) {
       updateData.adapt_authoring = results[1].adapt_authoring;
     }
-    if(semver.lt(results[0].adapt_framework, results[1].adapt_framework)) {
+    if(results[1].adapt_framework && semver.lt(results[0].adapt_framework, results[1].adapt_framework)) {
       updateData.adapt_framework = results[1].adapt_framework;
     }
     if(_.isEmpty(updateData)) {
@@ -205,17 +205,20 @@ function checkLatestAdaptRepoVersion(repoName, versionLimit, callback) {
     }, done);
   };
   var _requestHandler = function(error, response, body) {
-    // we've exceeded the API limit
-    if(response.statusCode === 403 && response.headers['x-ratelimit-remaining'] === '0') {
-      var reqsReset = new Date(response.headers['x-ratelimit-reset']*1000);
-      error = `You have exceeded GitHub's request limit of ${response.headers['x-ratelimit-limit']} requests per hour. Please wait until at least ${reqsReset.toTimeString()} before trying again.`;
-    }
-    else if (response.statusCode !== 200) {
-      error = 'GitubAPI did not respond with a 200 status code.';
+    if(response) {
+      // we've exceeded the API limit
+      if(response.statusCode === 403 && response.headers['x-ratelimit-remaining'] === '0') {
+        var reqsReset = new Date(response.headers['x-ratelimit-reset']*1000);
+        error = `You have exceeded GitHub's request limit of ${response.headers['x-ratelimit-limit']} requests per hour. Please wait until at least ${reqsReset.toTimeString()} before trying again.`;
+      }
+      else if(response.statusCode !== 200) {
+        error = 'GitubAPI did not respond with a 200 status code.';
+      }
     }
-
+    // exit, but just log the error
     if (error) {
-      return callback(`Couldn't check latest version of ${repoName}\n${error}`);
+      log(`Couldn't check latest version of ${repoName}\n${error}`);
+      return callback();
     }
     nextPage = parseLinkHeader(response.headers.link).next;
     try {
@@ -287,8 +290,8 @@ function installFramework(opts, callback) {
   }
   if(!opts.revision) {
     return getLatestFrameworkVersion(function(error, version) {
-      if(error) return callback(error);
-      opts.revision = version;
+      // NOTE we default to the master branch
+      opts.revision = version || 'master';
       installFramework(opts, callback);
     });
   }