diff --git a/packages/backend-core/package.json b/packages/backend-core/package.json
index 0ab10bea31..fb35285297 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "@techpass/passport-openidconnect": "0.3.2",
     "aws-sdk": "2.1030.0",
     "bcrypt": "5.0.1",
+    "bcryptjs": "2.4.3",
     "dotenv": "16.0.1",
     "emitter-listener": "1.1.2",
     "ioredis": "4.28.0",
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
index 04d09d2eb7..b979635fcc 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if (!LOADED && isDev() && !isTest()) {
 const env = {
   isTest,
   isDev,
+  JS_BCRYPT: process.env.JS_BCRYPT,
   JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
   COUCH_DB_URL: process.env.COUCH_DB_URL || "http://localhost:4005",
   COUCH_DB_USERNAME: process.env.COUCH_DB_USER,
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/hashing.js b/packages/backend-core/src/hashing.js
index 45abe2f9bd..7524e66043 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/hashing.js
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/hashing.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const bcrypt = require("bcrypt")
 const env = require("./environment")
+const bcrypt = env.JS_BCRYPT ? require("bcryptjs") : require("bcrypt")
 const { v4 } = require("uuid")
 
 const SALT_ROUNDS = env.SALT_ROUNDS || 10
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/environment.js b/packages/cli/src/environment.js
index a42eceb07e..c8c8fe87e9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/environment.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/environment.js
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 process.env.NO_JS = "1"
+process.env.JS_BCRYPT = "1"
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/plugins/index.js b/packages/cli/src/plugins/index.js
index 714187df56..d184c6e70a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/plugins/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/plugins/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const { PLUGIN_TYPE_ARR } = require("@budibase/types")
 const { validate } = require("@budibase/backend-core/plugins")
 const { runPkgCommand } = require("../exec")
 const { join } = require("path")
-const { success, error, info } = require("../utils")
+const { success, error, info, moveDirectory } = require("../utils")
 
 function checkInPlugin() {
   if (!fs.existsSync("package.json")) {
@@ -22,6 +22,24 @@ function checkInPlugin() {
   }
 }
 
+async function askAboutTopLevel(name) {
+  const files = fs.readdirSync(process.cwd())
+  // we are in an empty git repo, don't ask
+  if (files.find(file => file === ".git")) {
+    return false
+  } else {
+    console.log(
+      info(`By default the plugin will be created in the directory "${name}"`)
+    )
+    console.log(
+      info(
+        "if you are already in an empty directory, such as a new Git repo, you can disable this functionality."
+      )
+    )
+    return questions.confirmation("Create top level directory?")
+  }
+}
+
 async function init(opts) {
   const type = opts["init"] || opts
   if (!type || !PLUGIN_TYPE_ARR.includes(type)) {
@@ -45,13 +63,20 @@ async function init(opts) {
     `An amazing Budibase ${type}!`
   )
   const version = await questions.string("Version", "1.0.0")
+  const topLevel = await askAboutTopLevel(name)
   // get the skeleton
   console.log(info("Retrieving project..."))
   await getSkeleton(type, name)
   await fleshOutSkeleton(type, name, desc, version)
   console.log(info("Installing dependencies..."))
   await runPkgCommand("install", join(process.cwd(), name))
-  console.log(info(`Plugin created in directory "${name}"`))
+  // if no parent directory desired move to cwd
+  if (!topLevel) {
+    moveDirectory(name, process.cwd())
+    console.log(info(`Plugin created in current directory.`))
+  } else {
+    console.log(info(`Plugin created in directory "${name}"`))
+  }
 }
 
 async function verify() {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/prebuilds.js b/packages/cli/src/prebuilds.js
index b582b090e7..0decdc6c63 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/prebuilds.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/prebuilds.js
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ function checkForBinaries() {
 }
 
 function cleanup(evt) {
-  if (evt && evt.errno) {
+  if (!isNaN(evt)) {
+    return
+  }
+  if (evt) {
     console.error(
       error(
         "Failed to run CLI command - please report with the following message:"
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils.js b/packages/cli/src/utils.js
index 818153ef02..91f3263cc1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const fs = require("fs")
 const axios = require("axios")
 const path = require("path")
 const progress = require("cli-progress")
+const { join } = require("path")
 
 exports.downloadFile = async (url, filePath) => {
   filePath = path.resolve(filePath)
@@ -67,3 +68,19 @@ exports.progressBar = total => {
 exports.checkSlashesInUrl = url => {
   return url.replace(/(https?:\/\/)|(\/)+/g, "$1$2")
 }
+
+exports.moveDirectory = (oldPath, newPath) => {
+  const files = fs.readdirSync(oldPath)
+  // check any file exists already
+  for (let file of files) {
+    if (fs.existsSync(join(newPath, file))) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Unable to remove top level directory - some skeleton files already exist."
+      )
+    }
+  }
+  for (let file of files) {
+    fs.renameSync(join(oldPath, file), join(newPath, file))
+  }
+  fs.rmdirSync(oldPath)
+}