diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 957ec9d1..86d188aa 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sys.path.append('../..')
 from torchvision.datasets.utils import download_url
 
 # ensure .js
-print("### Loading: ComfyUI-Manager (V0.18.2)")
+print("### Loading: ComfyUI-Manager (V0.19)")
 
 comfy_ui_required_revision = 1240
 comfy_ui_revision = "Unknown"
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ import zipfile
 import urllib.request
 
 
-def get_model_path(data):
+def get_model_dir(data):
     if data['save_path'] != 'default':
         base_model = os.path.join(folder_paths.models_dir, data['save_path'])
     else:
@@ -330,8 +330,13 @@ def get_model_path(data):
         elif model_type == "embeddings":
             base_model = folder_paths.folder_names_and_paths["embeddings"][0][0]
         else:
-            base_model = None
+            base_model = "etc"
 
+    return base_model
+
+
+def get_model_path(data):
+    base_model = get_model_dir(data)
     return os.path.join(base_model, data['filename'])
 
 
@@ -933,14 +938,24 @@ async def install_model(request):
 
     res = False
 
-    if model_path is not None:
-        print(f"Install model '{json_data['name']}' into '{model_path}'")
-        res = download_url_with_agent(json_data['url'], model_path)
-    else:
-        print(f"Model installation error: invalid model type - {json_data['type']}")
+    try:
+        if model_path is not None:
+            print(f"Install model '{json_data['name']}' into '{model_path}'")
 
-    if res:
-        return web.json_response({}, content_type='application/json')
+            if json_data['url'].startswith('https://github.com') or json_data['url'].startswith('https://huggingface.co'):
+                model_dir = get_model_dir(json_data)
+                download_url(json_data['url'], model_dir)
+                return web.json_response({}, content_type='application/json')
+            else:
+                res = download_url_with_agent(json_data['url'], model_path)
+        else:
+            print(f"Model installation error: invalid model type - {json_data['type']}")
+
+        if res:
+            return web.json_response({}, content_type='application/json')
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[ERROR] {e}")
+        pass
 
     return web.Response(status=400)
 
diff --git a/js/comfyui-manager.js b/js/comfyui-manager.js
index faf4aeea..5cf3d916 100644
--- a/js/comfyui-manager.js
+++ b/js/comfyui-manager.js
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ async function install_custom_node(target, caller, mode) {
 async function updateComfyUI() {
 	update_comfyui_button.innerText = "Updating ComfyUI...";
 	update_comfyui_button.disabled = true;
+	update_comfyui_button.style.backgroundColor = "gray";
 
 	try {
 		const response = await api.fetchApi('/comfyui_manager/update_comfyui');
@@ -140,12 +141,14 @@ async function updateComfyUI() {
 	finally {
 		update_comfyui_button.disabled = false;
 		update_comfyui_button.innerText = "Update ComfyUI";
+	    update_comfyui_button.style.backgroundColor = "";
 	}
 }
 
-async function fetchUpdates() {
+async function fetchUpdates(update_check_checkbox) {
 	fetch_updates_button.innerText = "Fetching updates...";
 	fetch_updates_button.disabled = true;
+	fetch_updates_button.style.backgroundColor = "gray";
 
 	try {
 		var mode = "url";
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ async function fetchUpdates() {
 		if(response.status == 201) {
 			app.ui.dialog.show('There is an updated extension available.');
 			app.ui.dialog.element.style.zIndex = 9999;
+			update_check_checkbox.checked = false;
 		}
 		else {
 			app.ui.dialog.show('All extensions are already up-to-date with the latest versions.');
@@ -172,13 +176,14 @@ async function fetchUpdates() {
 		return true;
 	}
 	catch(exception) {
-		app.ui.dialog.show(`Failed to update ComfyUI / ${exception}`);
+		app.ui.dialog.show(`Failed to update custom nodes / ${exception}`);
 		app.ui.dialog.element.style.zIndex = 9999;
 		return false;
 	}
 	finally {
 		fetch_updates_button.disabled = false;
 		fetch_updates_button.innerText = "Fetch Updates";
+		fetch_updates_button.style.backgroundColor = "";
 	}
 }
 
@@ -338,6 +343,8 @@ class CustomNodesInstaller extends ComfyDialog {
 			$el('br')]);
 		msg.style.height = '100px';
 		msg.style.verticalAlign = 'middle';
+		msg.style.color = "var(--fg-color)";
+
 		this.element.appendChild(msg);
 
 		// invalidate
@@ -1343,6 +1350,7 @@ class ManagerMenuDialog extends ComfyDialog {
 		this.update_check_checkbox = $el("input",{type:'checkbox', id:"skip_update_check"},[])
 		const uc_checkbox_text = $el("label",{},[" Skip update check"])
 		uc_checkbox_text.style.color = "var(--fg-color)";
+		this.update_check_checkbox.checked = true;
 
 		update_comfyui_button =
 				$el("button", {
@@ -1357,7 +1365,7 @@ class ManagerMenuDialog extends ComfyDialog {
 					type: "button",
 					textContent: "Fetch Updates",
 					onclick:
-						() => fetchUpdates()
+						() => fetchUpdates(this.update_check_checkbox)
 				});
 
 		let preview_combo = document.createElement("select");