diff --git a/mu-loader.php b/mu-loader.php
index 93add61..233688b 100644
--- a/mu-loader.php
+++ b/mu-loader.php
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
 function mu_loader_plugins_files()
 {
   
-    if (defined('WP_INSTALLING') && WP_INSTALLING === true) {
-      // Do nothing during installation
-      return array();
-    }
-  
     // Cache plugins
     $plugins = get_site_transient('mu_loader_plugins');
 
@@ -22,7 +17,7 @@ function mu_loader_plugins_files()
         }
     }
 
-    if ($plugins === false) {
+    if ($plugins === false || $plugins === array()) {
         if (!function_exists('get_plugins')) {
             // get_plugins is not included by default
             require ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/plugin.php';
diff --git a/mu-require.php b/mu-require.php
index 2d1b6e2..c2c062c 100644
--- a/mu-require.php
+++ b/mu-require.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: MU plugins subdirectory loader
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/wemakecustom/wp-mu-loader
  * Description: Enables the loading of plugins sitting in mu-plugins (as folders)
- * Version: 1.0
+ * Version: 1.1
  * Author: WeMakeCustom
  * Author URI: http://www.wemakecustom.com/
  *