diff --git a/SPTInstaller/Installer Tasks/PreChecks/EftInstalledPreCheck.cs b/SPTInstaller/Installer Tasks/PreChecks/EftInstalledPreCheck.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6926ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SPTInstaller/Installer Tasks/PreChecks/EftInstalledPreCheck.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SPTInstaller.Models;
+
+namespace SPTInstaller.Installer_Tasks.PreChecks;
+
+public class EftInstalledPreCheck : PreCheckBase
+{
+    private InternalData _internalData;
+    
+    public EftInstalledPreCheck(InternalData data) : base("EFT Installed", true)
+    {
+        _internalData = data;
+    }
+    
+    public override async Task<PreCheckResult> CheckOperation()
+    {
+        if (_internalData.OriginalGamePath is null || !Directory.Exists(_internalData.OriginalGamePath) || !File.Exists(Path.Join(_internalData.OriginalGamePath, "Escapefromtarkov.exe")))
+        {
+            return PreCheckResult.FromError("EFT installation could not be found", "Retry", RequestReevaluation);
+        }
+        
+        return PreCheckResult.FromSuccess("EFT install folder found");
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SPTInstaller/Installer Tasks/PreChecks/FreeSpacePreCheck.cs b/SPTInstaller/Installer Tasks/PreChecks/FreeSpacePreCheck.cs
index cc2ddde..2e24368 100644
--- a/SPTInstaller/Installer Tasks/PreChecks/FreeSpacePreCheck.cs	
+++ b/SPTInstaller/Installer Tasks/PreChecks/FreeSpacePreCheck.cs	
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class FreeSpacePreCheck : PreCheckBase
             
             if (eftSourceDirSize == -1)
             {
-                return PreCheckResult.FromError("An error occurred while getting the EFT source directory size");
+                return PreCheckResult.FromError("An error occurred while getting the EFT source directory size. This is most likely because EFT is not installed");
             }
             
             var availableSize = DriveInfo.GetDrives()
diff --git a/SPTInstaller/Program.cs b/SPTInstaller/Program.cs
index 99c9c75..ca4306e 100644
--- a/SPTInstaller/Program.cs
+++ b/SPTInstaller/Program.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ internal class Program
         ServiceHelper.Register<InternalData>();
         
 #if !TEST
+        ServiceHelper.Register<PreCheckBase, EftInstalledPreCheck>();
         ServiceHelper.Register<PreCheckBase, NetFramework472PreCheck>();
         ServiceHelper.Register<PreCheckBase, Net8PreCheck>();
         ServiceHelper.Register<PreCheckBase, FreeSpacePreCheck>();
diff --git a/SPTInstaller/SPTInstaller.csproj b/SPTInstaller/SPTInstaller.csproj
index 7dc3185..36567aa 100644
--- a/SPTInstaller/SPTInstaller.csproj
+++ b/SPTInstaller/SPTInstaller.csproj
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
         <PackageIcon>icon.ico</PackageIcon>
         <ApplicationIcon>Assets\spt_installer.ico</ApplicationIcon>
         <Configurations>Debug;Release;TEST</Configurations>
-        <AssemblyVersion>2.81</AssemblyVersion>
-        <FileVersion>2.81</FileVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>2.82</AssemblyVersion>
+        <FileVersion>2.82</FileVersion>
         <Company>SPT</Company>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/SPTInstaller/ViewModels/InstallPathSelectionViewModel.cs b/SPTInstaller/ViewModels/InstallPathSelectionViewModel.cs
index b2c9547..fcac7c7 100644
--- a/SPTInstaller/ViewModels/InstallPathSelectionViewModel.cs
+++ b/SPTInstaller/ViewModels/InstallPathSelectionViewModel.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class InstallPathSelectionViewModel : ViewModelBase
                     Title = "Select a folder to install SPT into"
                 });
             
-            SelectedPath = selections.First().Path.AbsolutePath.Replace("/", "\\");
+            SelectedPath = selections.First().Path.LocalPath;
         } 
     }
     
diff --git a/SPTInstaller/ViewModels/InstallerUpdateViewModel.cs b/SPTInstaller/ViewModels/InstallerUpdateViewModel.cs
index 24fd3ee..5bf8fb8 100644
--- a/SPTInstaller/ViewModels/InstallerUpdateViewModel.cs
+++ b/SPTInstaller/ViewModels/InstallerUpdateViewModel.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class InstallerUpdateViewModel : ViewModelBase
         Task.Run(async () =>
         {
             await UpdateInfo.CheckForUpdates(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version);
+            
             if (!UpdateInfo.UpdateAvailable)
             {
                 NavigateTo(new InstallPathSelectionViewModel(HostScreen, _debugging));
diff --git a/SPTInstaller/Views/InstallerUpdateView.axaml b/SPTInstaller/Views/InstallerUpdateView.axaml
index 13493bb..75cb8b7 100644
--- a/SPTInstaller/Views/InstallerUpdateView.axaml
+++ b/SPTInstaller/Views/InstallerUpdateView.axaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
             <ScrollViewer MaxHeight="250" Background="#323232">
                 <TextBlock Text="{Binding UpdateInfo.ChangeLog}"
                            TextWrapping="Wrap" MinHeight="100"
+                           Margin="10"
                 />
             </ScrollViewer>
         </StackPanel>