diff --git a/moonraker/components/update_manager/zip_deploy.py b/moonraker/components/update_manager/zip_deploy.py
index b984132..6f6f229 100644
--- a/moonraker/components/update_manager/zip_deploy.py
+++ b/moonraker/components/update_manager/zip_deploy.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ZipDeploy(AppDeploy):
     def __init__(self,
                  config: ConfigHelper,
                  cmd_helper: CommandHelper,
-                 app_params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]
+                 app_params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
                  ) -> None:
         super().__init__(config, cmd_helper, app_params)
         self.official_repo: str = "?"
@@ -83,8 +83,11 @@ class ZipDeploy(AppDeploy):
         return new_app
 
     async def _parse_info_file(self, file_name: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        info_file = self.path.joinpath(file_name)
+        if not info_file.exists():
+            self.log_info(f"Unable to locate file '{info_file}'")
+            return {}
         try:
-            info_file = self.path.joinpath(file_name)
             event_loop = self.server.get_event_loop()
             info_bytes = await event_loop.run_in_thread(info_file.read_text)
             info: Dict[str, Any] = json.loads(info_bytes)
@@ -124,10 +127,11 @@ class ZipDeploy(AppDeploy):
             if key not in release_info:
                 self._add_error(f"Missing release info item: {key}")
         self.detected_type = "?"
-        self.need_channel_update = False
+        self.need_channel_update = self.channel == "dev"
         if 'channel' in release_info:
             local_channel = release_info['channel']
-            self.need_channel_update = self.channel != local_channel
+            if self.channel == "stable" and local_channel == "beta":
+                self.need_channel_update = True
             self.detected_type = "zip"
             if local_channel == "beta":
                 self.detected_type = "zip_beta"
@@ -191,10 +195,11 @@ class ZipDeploy(AppDeploy):
         current_release: Dict[str, Any] = {}
         for release in releases:
             if not latest_release:
-                if release['prerelease']:
-                    if self.channel != "stable":
-                        latest_release = release
-                elif self.channel == "stable":
+                if self.channel != "stable":
+                    # Allow the beta channel to update regardless
+                    latest_release = release
+                elif not release['prerelease']:
+                    # This is a stable release on the stable channle
                     latest_release = release
             if current_tag is not None:
                 if not current_release and release['tag_name'] == current_tag:
@@ -248,15 +253,14 @@ class ZipDeploy(AppDeploy):
             self._add_error(
                 "RELEASE_INFO not found in latest release assets")
         self.commit_log = []
-        if self.short_version == self.latest_version:
-            # No need to report the commit log when versions match
-            return
-        if "COMMIT_LOG" in asset_info:
-            asset_url, content_type, size = asset_info['COMMIT_LOG']
-            commit_bytes = await self.cmd_helper.http_download_request(
-                asset_url, content_type)
-            commit_info: Dict[str, Any] = json.loads(commit_bytes)
-            self.commit_log = commit_info.get(self.name, [])
+        if self.short_version != self.latest_version:
+            # Only report commit log if versions change
+            if "COMMIT_LOG" in asset_info:
+                asset_url, content_type, size = asset_info['COMMIT_LOG']
+                commit_bytes = await self.cmd_helper.http_download_request(
+                    asset_url, content_type)
+                commit_info: Dict[str, Any] = json.loads(commit_bytes)
+                self.commit_log = commit_info.get(self.name, [])
         if zip_file_name in asset_info:
             self.release_download_info = asset_info[zip_file_name]
             self._is_valid = True