diff --git a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelServer.java b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelServer.java
index 31f5f17834c7250f9f62e1492385414985eb0cc8..babdba976de36619bbcdcbb3cda169d257f5880f 100644
--- a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelServer.java
+++ b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelServer.java
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ public class I2PTunnelServer extends I2PTunnelTask implements Runnable {
      *
      */
     public void startRunning() {
-        Thread t = new I2PAppThread(this, "Server " + remoteHost + ':' + remotePort, true);
+        // prevent JVM exit when running outside the router
+        boolean isDaemon = getTunnel().getContext().isRouterContext();
+        Thread t = new I2PAppThread(this, "Server " + remoteHost + ':' + remotePort, isDaemon);
         t.start();
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginUpdateHandler.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginUpdateHandler.java
index 879f0ee3d8d4a79121f46d20d91a4dd89e59e013..884a20bb5fcbf1dbd92871b41a59747310f77a3f 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginUpdateHandler.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/PluginUpdateHandler.java
@@ -213,10 +213,15 @@ public class PluginUpdateHandler extends UpdateHandler {
             if (up.haveKey(pubkey)) {
                 // the key is already in the TrustedUpdate keyring
                 // verify the sig and verify that it is signed by the signer in the plugin.config file
+                // Allow "" as the previously-known signer
                 String signingKeyName = up.verifyAndGetSigner(f);
-                if (!signer.equals(signingKeyName)) {
+                if (!(signer.equals(signingKeyName) || "".equals(signingKeyName))) {
                     f.delete();
                     to.delete();
+                    if (signingKeyName == null)
+                        _log.error("Failed to verify plugin signature, corrupt plugin or bad signature, signed by: " + signer);
+                    else
+                        _log.error("Plugin signer \"" + signer + "\" does not match existing signer in plugin.config file \"" + signingKeyName + "\"");
                     statusDone("<b>" + _("Plugin signature verification of {0} failed", url) + "</b>");
                     return;
                 }
@@ -226,6 +231,7 @@ public class PluginUpdateHandler extends UpdateHandler {
                     // bad or duplicate key
                     f.delete();
                     to.delete();
+                    _log.error("Bad key or key mismatch - Failed to add plugin key \"" + pubkey + "\" for plugin signer \"" + signer + "\"");
                     statusDone("<b>" + _("Plugin signature verification of {0} failed", url) + "</b>");
                     return;
                 }
@@ -235,6 +241,11 @@ public class PluginUpdateHandler extends UpdateHandler {
                 if (!signer.equals(signingKeyName)) {
                     f.delete();
                     to.delete();
+                    if (signingKeyName == null)
+                        _log.error("Failed to verify plugin signature, corrupt plugin or bad signature, signed by: " + signer);
+                    else
+                        // shouldn't happen
+                        _log.error("Plugin signer \"" + signer + "\" does not match new signer in plugin.config file \"" + signingKeyName + "\"");
                     statusDone("<b>" + _("Plugin signature verification of {0} failed", url) + "</b>");
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 39cbf8e37b6880f7eb4592bbae78c82d6cf389c9..1e4e7de6068e23ed59720c3c1568ec5dd990af2c 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+2011-02-19 zzz
+    * I2PTunnel: Fix standalone server tunnels
+                 http://forum.i2p/viewtopic.php?t=5376
+    * Plugins: Fix signature verification if router.config specifies
+               trustedUpdateKeys (ticket #416)
+
 2011-02-18 Mathiasdm
     * Desktopgui now has an option to be disabled (desktopgui.enabled)
+
 2011-02-17 zzz
     * Build:
       - Add includeAntRuntime=false to all javac targets
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 31c35f8c3e7f27dae7384d36e3443978e8ab5e40..421ff4f630110e645f24b485d06a7151f306e1cd 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 14;
+    public final static long BUILD = 16;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
-    public final static String EXTRA = "";
+    public final static String EXTRA = "-rc";
     public final static String FULL_VERSION = VERSION + "-" + BUILD + EXTRA;
     public static void main(String args[]) {
         System.out.println("I2P Router version: " + FULL_VERSION);