diff --git a/unraid-bottom.plg b/unraid-bottom.plg
index e23af7e..af35094 100644
--- a/unraid-bottom.plg
+++ b/unraid-bottom.plg
@@ -1,46 +1,72 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' standalone='yes'?>
 <!DOCTYPE PLUGIN [
-  <!ENTITY name       "unraid-bottom">
-  <!ENTITY author     "dtomlinson">
-  <!ENTITY org        "dtomlinson91">
-  <!ENTITY version    "0.6.8">
-  <!ENTITY gitURL     "https://github.com/&org;/&name;">
-  <!ENTITY pluginURL  "&gitURL;/raw/master/&name;.plg">
-  <!ENTITY releaseURL "&gitURL;/releases/download/&version;/&name;-&version;.txz">
-  <!ENTITY md5        "e0628d04faecffad9e8b493d4ab3aa25">
-  <!ENTITY plugin     "/boot/config/plugins/&name;">
-  <!ENTITY emhttp     "/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/&name;">
+  <!ENTITY name          "unraid-bottom">
+  <!ENTITY author        "dtomlinson">
+  <!ENTITY org           "dtomlinson91">
+  <!ENTITY version       "0.6.8">
+  <!ENTITY gitURL        "https://github.com/&org;/&name;">
+  <!ENTITY pluginURL     "&gitURL;/raw/master/&name;.plg">
+  <!ENTITY releaseURL    "&gitURL;/releases/download/&version;/&name;-&version;.txz">
+  <!ENTITY releaseMD5URL "&gitURL;/releases/download/&version;/md5sum.txt">
+  <!ENTITY plugin        "/boot/config/plugins/&name;">
+  <!ENTITY emhttp        "/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/&name;">
 ]>
 <PLUGIN  name="&name;" author="&author;" version="&version;" pluginURL="&pluginURL;" min="6.8.3">
 
 <CHANGES>
+## bottom
 
 ### 2022-05-06
 
 - Initial release - bottom 0.6.8
-
 </CHANGES>
 
+<FILE Name="&plugin;/&name;-&version;.txz">
+<URL>&releaseURL;</URL>
+</FILE>
+
+<FILE Name="&plugin;/&name;-&version;.md5">
+<URL>&releaseMD5URL;</URL>
+</FILE>
+
 <FILE Run="/bin/bash">
 <INLINE>
-<!-- remove previous version if present -->
-file=$(/usr/bin/ls /boot/config/plugins/&name;/&name;*.txz | grep -v '&version;')
-if [ ! -z "$file" ]
+local_package_file_md5=$(/usr/bin/md5sum &plugin;/&name;-&version;.txz)
+remote_package_file_md5=$(/usr/bin/cat &name;-&version;.md5)
+
+if test $local_package_file_md5 != remote_package_file_md5
 then
-  filename=$(basename -- $file)
-  previous="${filename%.*}"
-  echo "previous version ${previous} found - uninstalling"
-  removepkg $previous
-  rm -f $file
+  echo "*** md5 of download package does not match - removing files and exiting ***"
+  rm &plugin;/&name;-&version;.txz
+  rm &name;-&version;.md5
+  exit 1
 else
-  echo "no previous version found - first time install"
+  echo "*** md5 check successful ***"
 fi
 </INLINE>
 </FILE>
 
-<FILE Name="/boot/config/plugins/&name;/&name;-&version;.txz" Run="upgradepkg --install-new">
-<URL>&releaseURL;</URL>
-<MD5>&md5;</MD5>
+<FILE Run="/bin/bash">
+<INLINE>
+  <!-- remove previous version if present -->
+  file=$(/usr/bin/ls /boot/config/plugins/&name;/&name;*.txz | grep -v '&version;')
+  if [ ! -z "$file" ]
+  then
+    filename=$(basename -- $file)
+    previous="${filename%.*}"
+    echo "*** previous version ${previous} found - uninstalling ***"
+    removepkg $previous
+    rm -f $file
+  else
+    echo "*** no previous version found - first time install ***"
+  fi
+</INLINE>
+</FILE>
+
+<FILE Run="/bin/bash">
+<INLINE>
+upgradepkg --install-new &plugin;/&name;-&version;.txz
+</INLINE>
 </FILE>
 
 <FILE Name="&emhttp;/README.md">