diff --git a/lib/ctrl.lib.sh b/lib/ctrl.lib.sh
index 4dc4a7c..77cf2ef 100644
--- a/lib/ctrl.lib.sh
+++ b/lib/ctrl.lib.sh
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ zaf_ctrl_sudo() {
 
 	pdir="$3"
 	plugin=$1
+	! [ -d "$ZAF_SUDOERSD" ] && zaf_wrn "$ZAF_SUDOERSD nonexistent! Skipping sudo install!"
 	zaf_dbg "Installing sudoers entry $ZAF_SUDOERSD/zaf_$plugin"
 	sudo=$(zaf_ctrl_get_global_option $2 "Sudo" | zaf_far '{PLUGINDIR}' "${plugindir}")
 	[ -z "$sudo" ] && return  # Nothing to install
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ zaf_ctrl_cron() {
 
 	pdir="$3"
 	plugin=$1
+	! [ -d "$ZAF_CROND" ] && zaf_wrn "$ZAF_CROND nonexistent! Skipping cron install!"
 	zaf_dbg "Installing cron entry $ZAF_CROND/zaf_$plugin"
 	cron=$(zaf_ctrl_get_global_option $2 "Cron")
 	[ -z "$cron" ] && return # Nothing to install
diff --git a/lib/zaf.lib.sh b/lib/zaf.lib.sh
index 7ba395b..fc9322b 100644
--- a/lib/zaf.lib.sh
+++ b/lib/zaf.lib.sh
@@ -296,12 +296,12 @@ zaf_install_plugin() {
 			control=${plugindir}/control.zaf
 			[ "$ZAF_DEBUG" -gt 1 ] && zaf_plugin_info "${control}"
 			zaf_ctrl_check_deps "${control}"
-			zaf_ctrl_install "$url" "${control}" "${plugindir}"
 			zaf_ctrl_sudo "$plugin" "${control}" "${plugindir}"
 			zaf_ctrl_cron "$plugin" "${control}" "${plugindir}"
 			zaf_ctrl_generate_cfg "${control}" "${plugin}" \
 			  | zaf_far '{PLUGINDIR}' "${plugindir}" >${ZAF_AGENT_CONFIGD}/zaf_${plugin}.conf
 			zaf_dbg "Generated ${ZAF_AGENT_CONFIGD}/zaf_${plugin}.conf"
+			zaf_ctrl_install "$url" "${control}" "${plugindir}"
 		else
 			zaf_err "Cannot install plugin '$plugin' to $plugindir!"
 		fi