diff --git a/plugins/admin_user/manifest-schema.json b/plugins/admin_user/manifest-schema.json
index 422877f..fc3c421 100644
--- a/plugins/admin_user/manifest-schema.json
+++ b/plugins/admin_user/manifest-schema.json
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
 					},
 					"required": ["username"]
 				}
-			},
-			"required": ["admin_user"]
+			}
 		}
-	},
-	"required": ["plugins"]
+	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/packages/__init__.py b/plugins/packages/__init__.py
index 01962c6..4134737 100644
--- a/plugins/packages/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/packages/__init__.py
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ def validate_manifest(data, schema_validate):
 
 def tasks(tasklist, manifest):
 	from tasks import AptSources, InstallRemotePackages, InstallLocalPackages
-	if 'sources' in manifest.plugins['packages']:
+	packages = manifest.plugins['packages']
+	if 'sources' in packages:
 		tasklist.add(AptSources)
-	if 'remote' in manifest.plugins['packages']:
+	if 'remote' in packages:
 		tasklist.add(InstallRemotePackages)
-	if 'local' in manifest.plugins['packages']:
+	if 'local' in packages:
 		tasklist.add(InstallLocalPackages)