diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/Security/PluginSecurityManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/Security/PluginSecurityManager.cs
index e3a00efb5b..ae3c43d7e7 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/Security/PluginSecurityManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/Security/PluginSecurityManager.cs
@@ -211,8 +211,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.Security
 
                     if (reg == null)
                     {
-                        _logger.Warn("Result from appstore registration was null. Defaulting to empty.");
-                        reg = new RegRecord();
+                        var msg = "Result from appstore registration was null.";
+                        _logger.Error(msg);
+                        throw new ApplicationException(msg);
                     }
                     if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(reg.key))
                     {
@@ -221,17 +222,35 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.Security
                 }
 
             }
+            catch (ApplicationException)
+            {
+                SaveAppStoreInfo(parameters);
+                throw;
+            }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 _logger.ErrorException("Error registering appstore purchase {0}", e, parameters ?? "NO PARMS SENT");
-                //Save all transaction information to a file
-                File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(_appPaths.ProgramDataPath, "apptrans-error.txt"), parameters);
+                SaveAppStoreInfo(parameters);
                 //TODO - could create a re-try routine on start-up if this file is there.  For now we can handle manually.
                 throw new ApplicationException("Error registering store sale");
             }
 
         }
 
+        private void SaveAppStoreInfo(string info)
+        {
+            // Save all transaction information to a file
+
+            try
+            {
+                File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(_appPaths.ProgramDataPath, "apptrans-error.txt"), info);
+            }
+            catch (IOException)
+            {
+                
+            }
+        }
+
         private async Task<MBRegistrationRecord> GetRegistrationStatusInternal(string feature,
             string mb2Equivalent = null,
             string version = null)
diff --git a/SharedVersion.cs b/SharedVersion.cs
index 8ac45ca4eb..ab168e6eaf 100644
--- a/SharedVersion.cs
+++ b/SharedVersion.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 
-//[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.0.5768.5")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.0.*")]
+//[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.0.5768.5")]