diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/ClientAPI.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/ClientAPI.cs
index cd94f577..ec5cbfd8 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/ClientAPI.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/ClientAPI.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
- using System.Linq;
- using System.Net;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -9,10 +9,45 @@ using Wabbajack.Common;
 using Wabbajack.Common.Exceptions;
 using Wabbajack.Common.Serialization.Json;
 using Wabbajack.Lib.Downloaders;
- using Wabbajack.VirtualFileSystem;
-
- namespace Wabbajack.Lib
+ 
+namespace Wabbajack.Lib
 {
+    public static class BuildServerStatus
+    {
+        private static bool _didCheck;
+        private static bool _isBuildServerDown;
+
+        private static bool CheckBuildServer()
+        {
+            var client = new Wabbajack.Lib.Http.Client();
+
+            try
+            {
+                var result = client.GetAsync($"{Consts.WabbajackBuildServerUri}heartbeat").Result;
+                _isBuildServerDown = result.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.OK;
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                _isBuildServerDown = true;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                _didCheck = true;
+            }
+
+            Utils.Log($"Build server is {(_isBuildServerDown ? "down" : "alive")}");
+            return _isBuildServerDown;
+        }
+
+        public static bool IsBuildServerDown
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _didCheck ? _isBuildServerDown : CheckBuildServer();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     [JsonName("ModUpgradeRequest")]
     public class ModUpgradeRequest
     {
@@ -98,11 +133,15 @@ using Wabbajack.Lib.Downloaders;
         public static async Task SendModListDefinition(ModList modList)
         {
             var client = await GetClient();
+            if (BuildServerStatus.IsBuildServerDown)
+                return;
             await client.PostAsync($"{Consts.WabbajackBuildServerUri}list_definitions/ingest", new StringContent(modList.ToJson(), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"));
         }
 
         public static async Task<Archive[]> GetExistingGameFiles(WorkQueue queue, Game game)
         {
+            if(BuildServerStatus.IsBuildServerDown)
+                return new Archive[0];
             var client = await GetClient();
             var metaData = game.MetaData();
             var results =
@@ -120,8 +159,13 @@ using Wabbajack.Lib.Downloaders;
 
         public static async Task<AbstractDownloadState?> InferDownloadState(Hash hash)
         {
+            if (BuildServerStatus.IsBuildServerDown)
+                return null;
+
             var client = await GetClient();
-            var results = await client.GetJsonAsync<Archive[]>($"{Consts.WabbajackBuildServerUri}mod_files/by_hash/{hash.ToHex()}");
+
+            var results = await client.GetJsonAsync<Archive[]>(
+                $"{Consts.WabbajackBuildServerUri}mod_files/by_hash/{hash.ToHex()}");
 
             await DownloadDispatcher.PrepareAll(results.Select(r => r.State));
             foreach (var result in results)
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Compiler.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Compiler.cs
index f54ce672..94c92b6e 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Compiler.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/MO2Compiler.cs
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib
             Info("Using Profiles: " + string.Join(", ", SelectedProfiles.OrderBy(p => p)));
 
             Utils.Log($"VFS File Location: {VFSCacheName}");
+            Utils.Log($"MO2 Folder: {MO2Folder}");
+            Utils.Log($"Downloads Folder: {MO2DownloadsFolder}");
+            Utils.Log($"Game Folder: {GamePath}");
 
             if (cancel.IsCancellationRequested) return false;
             
@@ -174,7 +177,6 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib
             if (cancel.IsCancellationRequested) return false;
             UpdateTracker.NextStep("Inferring metas for game file downloads");
             await InferMetas();
-            
 
             if (cancel.IsCancellationRequested) return false;
             UpdateTracker.NextStep("Reindexing downloads after meta inferring");
@@ -411,8 +413,6 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib
 
                 var meta = await ClientAPI.InferDownloadState(vf.Hash);
 
-
-
                 if (meta == null)
                 {
                     await vf.AbsoluteName.WithExtension(Consts.MetaFileExtension).WriteAllLinesAsync(
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/Metrics.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/Metrics.cs
index e4c5b97a..33e5fd74 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/Metrics.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/Metrics.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib
         /// <param name="value"></param>
         public static async Task Send(string action, string value)
         {
+            if (BuildServerStatus.IsBuildServerDown)
+                return;
+
             var key = await GetMetricsKey();
             Utils.Log($"File hash check (-42) {key}");
             var client = new Http.Client();
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/NexusApi.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/NexusApi.cs
index 72dd7864..d833703a 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/NexusApi.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/NexusApi.cs
@@ -290,21 +290,16 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib.NexusApi
 
         private async Task<T> GetCached<T>(string url)
         {
-            try
-            {
-                var builder = new UriBuilder(url)
-                {
-                    Host = Consts.WabbajackBuildServerUri.Host, 
-                    Scheme = Consts.WabbajackBuildServerUri.Scheme, 
-                    Port = Consts.WabbajackBuildServerUri.Port
-                };
-                return await Get<T>(builder.ToString(), HttpClient.WithHeader((Consts.MetricsKeyHeader, await Metrics.GetMetricsKey())));
-            }
-            catch (Exception)
-            {
+            if (BuildServerStatus.IsBuildServerDown)
                 return await Get<T>(url);
-            }
 
+            var builder = new UriBuilder(url)
+            {
+                Host = Consts.WabbajackBuildServerUri.Host, 
+                Scheme = Consts.WabbajackBuildServerUri.Scheme, 
+                Port = Consts.WabbajackBuildServerUri.Port
+            };
+            return await Get<T>(builder.ToString(), HttpClient.WithHeader((Consts.MetricsKeyHeader, await Metrics.GetMetricsKey())));
         }
 
         public async Task<string> GetNexusDownloadLink(NexusDownloader.State archive)
@@ -362,7 +357,14 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib.NexusApi
             var url = $"https://api.nexusmods.com/v1/games/{game.MetaData().NexusName}/mods/{modId}.json";
             if (useCache)
             {
-                return await GetCached<ModInfo>(url);
+                try
+                {
+                    return await GetCached<ModInfo>(url);
+                }
+                catch (HttpException)
+                {
+                    return await Get<ModInfo>(url);
+                }
             }
 
             return await Get<ModInfo>(url);