diff --git a/src/package-manager.ts b/src/package-manager.ts
index 31ac152..30567b1 100644
--- a/src/package-manager.ts
+++ b/src/package-manager.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ class PackageManager {
 			const installationPath = relative(`../node_modules/${pkg.name}`);
 			const tempPath = relative(`../.tmp/${pkg.name}/`);
 
+			// Ensure we have a node_modules folder local to the package.
+			if (!existsSync(installationPath)) {
+				mkdirSync(installationPath, { recursive: true });
+			}
+
 			try {
 				// Move the current installed package, and unpack the new package to node_modules.
 				moveSync(installationPath, tempPath, { overwrite: true });
diff --git a/src/validation/plugin/plugin.ts b/src/validation/plugin/plugin.ts
index 3d68dbe..0e68b79 100644
--- a/src/validation/plugin/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/validation/plugin/plugin.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import { JsonLocation, LocationRef } from "../../common/location";
 import { JsonFileContext, JsonSchema } from "../../json";
 import { isPredefinedLayoutLike, isValidPluginId } from "../../stream-deck";
 
-const r = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-const layoutSchema = r("@elgato/schemas/streamdeck/plugins/layout.json");
-const manifestSchema = r("@elgato/schemas/streamdeck/plugins/manifest.json");
+const nodeRequire = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 
 /**
  * Suffixed associated with a plugin directory.
@@ -43,9 +41,9 @@ class ManifestJsonFileContext extends JsonFileContext<Manifest> {
 	 * @param path Path to the manifest file.
 	 */
 	constructor(path: string) {
-		super(path, new JsonSchema<Manifest>(manifestSchema));
+		super(path, new JsonSchema<Manifest>(nodeRequire("@elgato/schemas/streamdeck/plugins/manifest.json")));
 
-		const compiledLayoutSchema = new JsonSchema<Layout>(layoutSchema);
+		const compiledLayoutSchema = new JsonSchema<Layout>(nodeRequire("@elgato/schemas/streamdeck/plugins/layout.json"));
 		this.value.Actions?.forEach((action) => {
 			if (action.Encoder?.layout !== undefined && !isPredefinedLayoutLike(action.Encoder?.layout.value)) {
 				const filePath = resolve(dirname(path), action.Encoder.layout.value);