diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 2e0d506ab..6671de6cd 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@
 - **Table** - Fix inheritance of text alignment and vertical alignment
 - **Transition** - Fixed bug where transition could sometimes not occur when an element was determined to always be hidden
 
+### Version 1.11.8 - April 13, 2015
+
+**Bugs**
+- **Build Tools** - Fixed `npm install` without `semantic.json` to merge changes with site theme and packaged themes in a similar fashion to `npm update`
+- **Build** - `gulp build` now properly warns against missing `semantic.json` **Thanks @rudyrk**
+
 ### Version 1.11.7 - April 13, 2015
 
 **Bugs**
diff --git a/tasks/build.js b/tasks/build.js
index aab1f6d01..f9c941f7f 100644
--- a/tasks/build.js
+++ b/tasks/build.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = function(callback) {
   console.info('Building Semantic');
 
   if( !install.isSetup() ) {
-    console.error('Cannot find semantic.json file. Run "gulp install" to set-up Semantic');
+    console.error('Cannot find semantic.json. Run "gulp install" to set-up Semantic');
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/tasks/config/project/config.js b/tasks/config/project/config.js
index dd956d7c0..3d0fecf45 100644
--- a/tasks/config/project/config.js
+++ b/tasks/config/project/config.js
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ module.exports = {
       config.globs = {};
     }
 
+    // remove duplicates from component array
+    if(config.components instanceof Array) {
+      config.components = config.components.filter(function(component, index) {
+        return config.components.indexOf(component) == index;
+      });
+    }
+
     // takes component object and creates file glob matching selected components
     config.globs.components = (typeof config.components == 'object')
       ? (config.components.length > 1)
diff --git a/tasks/config/project/install.js b/tasks/config/project/install.js
index 2319c2898..a0df16d25 100644
--- a/tasks/config/project/install.js
+++ b/tasks/config/project/install.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ module.exports = {
     siteVariable: /@siteFolder .*\'(.*)/mg
   },
 
-  // source paths (relative to tasks/install.js )
+  // source paths (when installing)
   source: {
     config       : './semantic.json.example',
     definitions  : './src/definitions',
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ module.exports = {
     themeConfig  : './src/theme.config.example',
     themeImport  : './src/theme.less',
     themes       : './src/themes',
+    defaultTheme : './src/themes/default',
     userGulpFile : './tasks/config/npm/gulpfile.js'
   },
 
@@ -254,14 +255,15 @@ module.exports = {
   folders: {
     config       : './',
     definitions  : 'src/definitions/',
-    defaultTheme : 'default/',
     lessImport   : 'src/',
     modules      : 'node_modules/',
     site         : 'src/site/',
     tasks        : 'tasks/',
     themeConfig  : 'src/',
     themeImport  : 'src/',
-    themes       : 'src/themes/'
+    themes       : 'src/themes/',
+
+    defaultTheme : 'default/' // only path that is relative to another directory and not root
   },
 
   // questions asked during install
diff --git a/tasks/install.js b/tasks/install.js
index d7da7fc99..97b1f3a43 100644
--- a/tasks/install.js
+++ b/tasks/install.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
 
   console.clear();
 
-  /* Test NPM
+  /* Test NPM install
   manager = {
     name : 'NPM',
     root : path.normalize(__dirname + '/../')
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@ module.exports = function () {
     var
       updateFolder = path.join(manager.root, currentConfig.base),
       updatePaths  = {
-        config      : path.join(manager.root, files.config),
-        tasks       : path.join(updateFolder, folders.tasks),
-        themeImport : path.join(updateFolder, folders.themeImport),
-        definition  : path.join(currentConfig.paths.source.definitions),
-        site        : path.join(currentConfig.paths.source.site),
-        theme       : path.join(currentConfig.paths.source.themes, folders.defaultTheme)
+        config       : path.join(manager.root, files.config),
+        tasks        : path.join(updateFolder, folders.tasks),
+        themeImport  : path.join(updateFolder, folders.themeImport),
+        definition   : path.join(currentConfig.paths.source.definitions),
+        site         : path.join(currentConfig.paths.source.site),
+        theme        : path.join(currentConfig.paths.source.themes),
+        defaultTheme : path.join(currentConfig.paths.source.themes, folders.defaultTheme)
       }
     ;
 
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ module.exports = function () {
         wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.definitions, updatePaths.definition, settings.wrench.overwrite);
 
         console.info('Updating default theme...');
-        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.themes, updatePaths.theme, settings.wrench.overwrite);
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.themes, updatePaths.theme, settings.wrench.merge);
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.defaultTheme, updatePaths.defaultTheme, settings.wrench.overwrite);
 
         console.info('Updating tasks...');
         wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.tasks, updatePaths.tasks, settings.wrench.overwrite);
@@ -233,11 +235,12 @@ module.exports = function () {
 
         // special install paths only for PM install
         installPaths = extend(false, {}, installPaths, {
-          definition  : folders.definitions,
-          lessImport  : folders.lessImport,
-          tasks       : folders.tasks,
-          theme       : folders.themes,
-          themeImport : folders.themeImport
+          definition   : folders.definitions,
+          lessImport   : folders.lessImport,
+          tasks        : folders.tasks,
+          theme        : folders.themes,
+          defaultTheme : path.join(folders.themes, folders.defaultTheme),
+          themeImport  : folders.themeImport
         });
 
         // add project root to semantic root
@@ -269,7 +272,10 @@ module.exports = function () {
 
         console.info('Copying UI definitions');
         wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.definitions, installPaths.definition, settings.wrench.overwrite);
-        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.themes, installPaths.theme, settings.wrench.overwrite);
+
+        console.info('Copying UI themes');
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.themes, installPaths.theme, settings.wrench.merge);
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.defaultTheme, installPaths.defaultTheme, settings.wrench.overwrite);
 
         console.info('Copying gulp tasks');
         wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.tasks, installPaths.tasks, settings.wrench.overwrite);
@@ -305,7 +311,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
       else {
         console.info('Creating site theme folder', installPaths.site);
       }
-      wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.site, installPaths.site, settings.wrench.site);
+      wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(source.site, installPaths.site, settings.wrench.merge);
 
       /*--------------
         Theme Config