diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/DownloadUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/DownloadUtils.kt
index f42703cf..467f3332 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/DownloadUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/DownloadUtils.kt
@@ -90,16 +90,24 @@ object DownloadUtils {
         // note to self: ZipInputStreams are a little silly
         // (runInterruptible allows it to cancel, otherwise it waits for the stream to finish)
         runInterruptible {
-            val zip = ZipInputStream(inputStream)
-            zip.use {
-                var entry = it.nextEntry
-                while (entry != null) {
-                    if (entry.name == zipPath) {
-                        it.copyTo(outputStream)
-                        return@use
+            inputStream.use {
+                outputStream.use {
+                    // nice indentation
+                    val zip = ZipInputStream(inputStream)
+                    zip.use {
+                        var entry = it.nextEntry
+                        while (entry != null) {
+                            if (entry.name == zipPath) {
+                                it.copyTo(outputStream)
+                                return@use
+                            }
+
+                            entry = it.nextEntry
+                        }
+
+                        // no matching entries found, throw exception
+                        throw IOException("no file found for $zipPath")
                     }
-
-                    entry = it.nextEntry
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/ReleaseManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/ReleaseManager.kt
index 2b8e4ee9..83e7eab0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/ReleaseManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geode/launcher/utils/ReleaseManager.kt
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ class ReleaseManager private constructor(
             val geodeName = LaunchUtils.getGeodeFilename()
             val geodeFile = getGeodeOutputPath(geodeName)
 
+            // work around a permission issue from adb push
+            if (geodeFile.exists()) {
+                geodeFile.delete()
+            }
+
             DownloadUtils.extractFileFromZipStream(
                 fileStream,
                 geodeFile.outputStream(),
@@ -144,8 +149,8 @@ class ReleaseManager private constructor(
 
         // check if an update is needed
         if (latestVersion <= currentVersion) {
-            _uiState.value = ReleaseManagerState.Finished()
-            return
+            //_uiState.value = ReleaseManagerState.Finished()
+            //return
         }
 
         performUpdate(release)