diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index fc050494ed..68c11debca 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Also thanks to:
     * Iran
     * Jacob Dufault (jacobdufault)
     * James Dunne (jsd)
+    * James Gilbert (DSUK)
     * Jan-Willem Buurlage (jwbuurlage)
     * Jason (atlimit8)
     * Jeff Harris (jeff_1amstudios)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/FileSystem/InstallShieldCABExtractor.cs b/OpenRA.Game/FileSystem/InstallShieldCABExtractor.cs
index 8f7ecc044a..3fc74d0d04 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/FileSystem/InstallShieldCABExtractor.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/FileSystem/InstallShieldCABExtractor.cs
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileSystem
 
 		public void ExtractFile(uint index, string fileName)
 		{
+			Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(fileName));
 			using (var destfile = File.Open(fileName, FileMode.Create))
 				GetContentById(index, destfile);
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Installation/InstallFromCDLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Installation/InstallFromCDLogic.cs
index 1fcee2378b..960e4ce140 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Installation/InstallFromCDLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Installation/InstallFromCDLogic.cs
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 					}
 				}
 
-				afterInstall();
+				Game.RunAfterTick(() =>
+				{
+					Ui.CloseWindow();
+					afterInstall();
+				});
 			}) { IsBackground = true }.Start();
 		}