diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index df5c58481..b72ce6a02 100755
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ gulp.task('watch', 'Watch for site/theme changes (Default Task)', function(callb
         compressedStream   = stream.pipe(clone());
 
         uncompressedStream
+          .pipe(plumber())
           .pipe(replace(assetPaths.source, assetPaths.uncompressed))
           //.pipe(sourcemaps.write('/', settings.sourcemap))
           .pipe(header(banner, settings.header))
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ gulp.task('watch', 'Watch for site/theme changes (Default Task)', function(callb
         ;
 
         compressedStream = stream
+          .pipe(plumber())
           .pipe(clone())
           .pipe(replace(assetPaths.source, assetPaths.compressed))
           .pipe(minifyCSS(settings.minify))
@@ -508,6 +510,7 @@ gulp.task('install', 'Set-up project for first time', function () {
       console.info('Adjusting @siteFolder', sitePathReplace);
       if(themeConfigExists) {
         gulp.src(config.files.site)
+          .pipe(plumber())
           .pipe(replace(siteVariable, sitePathReplace))
           .pipe(gulp.dest(config.folders.theme))
         ;
@@ -515,6 +518,7 @@ gulp.task('install', 'Set-up project for first time', function () {
       else {
         console.info('Creating src/theme.config (LESS config)');
         gulp.src(config.templates.theme)
+          .pipe(plumber())
           .pipe(rename({ extname : '' }))
           .pipe(replace(siteVariable, sitePathReplace))
           .pipe(gulp.dest(config.folders.theme))
diff --git a/tasks/banner.js b/tasks/banner.js
index 23dd11ee7..ade58cc7a 100644
--- a/tasks/banner.js
+++ b/tasks/banner.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module.exports = ''
   + ' /*' + '\n'
-  + ' * # <%= package.title %>' + '\n'
-  + ' * <%= package.repository.url %>' + '\n'
-  + ' *' + '\n'
+  + ' * # <%= title %>' + '\n'
+  + ' * <%= repository %>' + '\n'
+  + ' * <%= url %>' + '\n'
   + ' *' + '\n'
   + ' * Copyright 2014 Contributors' + '\n'
   + ' * Released under the MIT license' + '\n'
diff --git a/tasks/defaults.js b/tasks/defaults.js
index 18a502ce3..06b623040 100755
--- a/tasks/defaults.js
+++ b/tasks/defaults.js
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@
 *******************************/
 
 module.exports = {
-  base : '',
+  base       : '',
 
-  theme  : './src/theme.config',
+  theme      : './src/theme.config',
 
-  docs  : {
+  docs       : {
     source : '../docs/server/files/release/',
     output : '../docs/release/'
   },
 
+  title      : 'Semantic UI',
+  repository : 'https://github.com/Semantic-Org/Semantic-UI',
+  url        : 'http://beta.semantic-ui.com/',
+
   // files cleaned after install
   setupFiles: [
     './src/theme.config.example',
diff --git a/tasks/gulp-settings.js b/tasks/gulp-settings.js
index 351812c51..b03909630 100755
--- a/tasks/gulp-settings.js
+++ b/tasks/gulp-settings.js
@@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
 
 var
-  path    = require('path'),
-  fs      = require('fs'),
-  package
+  path     = require('path'),
+  fs       = require('fs'),
+  defaults = require('./defaults')
 ;
-try {
-  package = require('../package.json')
-}
-catch(error) {
-  // fallback
-  package = {
-    title : 'Semantic UI',
-    url   : 'git://github.com/Semantic-Org/Semantic-UI.git'
-  }
-}
 
 module.exports = {
   del: {
@@ -38,7 +28,9 @@ module.exports = {
     ]
   },
   header: {
-    package: package
+    title      : defaults.title,
+    repository : defaults.repository,
+    url        : defaults.url
   },
   sourcemap: {
     includeContent : true,